Rose

#114 for girls in 2025, 2,386 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #9,763
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1913 · 6,171 births
Debut · girls
700 births
In top 100 · girls
81 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
500,586
since 1880

Rose over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #14, 1913girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1142,386
2024#1142,394
2023#1242,252#9,7637
2022#1192,373
2021#1162,402
2020#1122,380#9,5547
2019#1152,539
2018#1232,457
2017#1412,079#10,7756
2016#1512,041#12,1855
2015#1661,956
2014#1941,702
2013#2251,429
2012#2581,253
2011#2891,101
2010#334965
2009#349941
2008#340975
2007#348942
2006#343961
2005#331968
2004#353896
2003#358854
2002#329922
2001#3081,030
2000#2991,080
1999#2771,132
1998#2971,019
1997#392666
1996#376703
1995#337787
1994#339792
1993#342745#8,7005
1992#318859#8,4355
1991#309884#5,09610
1990#307901
1989#293893#4,27112
1988#286866#4,7869
1987#291836
1986#297823#3,88211
1985#259967#3,80511
1984#2381,058#4,9737
1983#2331,061#6,2385
1982#2321,096#4,5938
1981#2311,098#6,2625
1980#2251,134#4,1349
1979#264921#4,8427
1978#258916#5,7725
1977#257965
1976#244972
1975#257946
1974#2431,057#3,8378
1973#2341,093#3,4459
1972#2111,309#2,99111
1971#2101,431#3,3709
1970#1831,778#2,29316
1969#1721,872#3,3148
1968#1651,951#2,9079
1967#1522,255#3,2317
1966#1412,532#2,13214
1965#1332,865#2,47611
1964#1203,480#1,79320
1963#1183,700#1,74421
1962#1164,002#1,62524
1961#1104,320#2,24214
1960#984,882#1,85819
1959#885,446#1,75921
1958#786,043#1,67722
1957#696,896#1,51127
1956#647,337#1,88618
1955#547,852#1,68221
1954#547,996#1,55924
1953#597,004#1,67721
1952#626,553#1,93916
1951#656,185#1,83817
1950#695,376#1,87916
1949#665,371#1,50124
1948#625,556#1,43026
1947#655,654#1,78618
1946#605,183#2,5349
1945#544,557#1,63317
1944#524,710#1,98813
1943#505,206#1,25830
1942#505,253#1,49622
1941#494,955#1,09136
1940#445,198#1,15633
1939#425,040#1,00740
1938#395,292#1,06237
1937#385,450#96742
1936#375,699#1,14233
1935#375,232#1,16532
1934#375,583#93146
1933#355,770#96143
1932#336,476#1,00443
1931#306,881#1,21732
1930#297,688#83261
1929#267,785#93052
1928#248,161#1,07842
1927#238,497#1,02846
1926#258,509#1,01846
1925#268,280#1,20135
1924#258,479#1,49226
1923#238,440#1,30031
1922#238,791#1,15838
1921#209,352#1,76620
1920#209,011#1,54324
1919#199,195#1,20734
1918#179,568#1,17235
1917#169,783#1,07838
1916#159,605#1,04338
1915#169,375#1,41023
1914#157,574#88438
1913#146,171#1,25617
1912#155,431#1,26814
1911#144,151#66722
1910#163,837#75516
1909#173,374#54523
1908#163,382#52223
1907#173,116#47224
1906#172,901#52319
1905#182,724#57417
1904#172,631#76010
1903#182,478#57615
1902#202,444#9337
1901#202,212#7798
1900#182,844#78511
1899#212,197#54813
1898#202,436#8048
1897#192,316#61512
1896#202,341#72210
1895#212,262#7958
1894#222,126#9546
1893#232,012#7688
1892#222,023#49716
1891#221,696#9635
1890#251,725#7398
1889#261,550#58111
1888#271,590#7049
1887#301,242#8196
1886#261,261#8456
1885#251,164#6419
1884#301,060#9715
1883#33877#8925
1882#28886
1881#31734
1880#30700#7457
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Rose was already there! It came in at #30, and was given to 700 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1985–1997, when fewer than 970 girls a year got the name.

Where Rose is popular in 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedNHWashington: #190 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 925 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #195 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 944 girlsNDMinnesota: #268 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,821 girlsMNIllinois: #206 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,208 girlsILWisconsin: #199 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsWIMichigan: #198 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,256 girlsMINew York: #155 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 805 girlsNYMassachusetts: #235 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedRIOregon: #173 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 911 girlsORNevada: #114 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 463 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedSDIowa: #268 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,673 girlsIAIndiana: #424 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,363 girlsINOhio: #281 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsOHPennsylvania: #223 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsPANew Jersey: #178 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 930 girlsNJConnecticut: #165 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 876 girlsCTCalifornia: #203 for girls · 165 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedUTColorado: #210 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsCONebraska: #323 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,153 girlsNEMissouri: #305 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,089 girlsMOKentucky: #332 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsKYWest Virginia: #227 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsWVVirginia: #376 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,710 girlsVAMaryland: #344 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,243 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedDEArizona: #269 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,377 girlsAZNew Mexico: #191 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 777 girlsNMKansas: #310 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsKSArkansas: #154 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 751 girlsARTennessee: #296 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,895 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #263 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,663 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #236 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rose, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #266 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsOKLouisiana: #213 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsLAMississippi: #247 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,263 girlsMSAlabama: #395 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,555 girlsALGeorgia: #342 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,205 girlsGAHawaii: #176 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 629 girlsHITexas: #230 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 1,175 girlsTXFlorida: #248 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,475 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#114 · 1 in 463
  2. Arkansas#154 · 1 in 751
  3. New York#155 · 1 in 805
  4. Connecticut#165 · 1 in 876
  5. Oregon#173 · 1 in 911

Best ever in a state: #3 in New York, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#11491 in 463
Arkansas#154181 in 751
New York#1551241 in 805
Connecticut#165171 in 876
Oregon#173191 in 911
Hawaii#17681 in 629
New Jersey#178401 in 930
Washington#190291 in 925
New Mexico#191121 in 777
North Dakota#19551 in 944
Michigan#198481 in 1,256
Wisconsin#199251 in 1,260
California#2031651 in 1,053
Illinois#206641 in 1,208
Colorado#210181 in 1,094
Louisiana#213281 in 1,097
Pennsylvania#223511 in 1,352
West Virginia#22791 in 1,330
Texas#2301021 in 1,175
Massachusetts#235221 in 1,420
South Carolina#236141 in 1,279
Mississippi#247131 in 1,263
Florida#248351 in 1,475
North Carolina#263201 in 1,663
Oklahoma#266131 in 1,485
Iowa#268121 in 1,673
Minnesota#268161 in 1,821
Arizona#269141 in 1,377
Ohio#281371 in 1,981
Tennessee#296151 in 1,895
Missouri#305161 in 2,089
Kansas#31081 in 1,890
Nebraska#32351 in 2,153
Kentucky#332101 in 2,486
Georgia#342161 in 2,205
Maryland#34491 in 2,243
Virginia#376111 in 2,710
Alabama#39591 in 2,555
Indiana#424111 in 3,363
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rose
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • Held #114 since 2024
  • 2 spots since 2020 (#112#114)
  • 52 spots since 2015 (#166#114)
  • Biggest jump: 95 spots in 1998 (#392#297)
  • Biggest drop: 39 spots in 1996 (#337#376)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1913 at #14 (6,171 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 52 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 81 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 81 yrs · run 1880–1960
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 99
  • Highest: 1 in 99 girls born in 1908 were named Rose (1.0%)
  • Latest: 1 in 674 girls born in 2025 (0.15%)
  • Its best rank, #14 in 1913, was only 1 in 101 (0.99%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 17.0% of all girls named Rose (85,305) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s11,064#25 (1885)#29
1890s21,134#19 (1897)#22
1900s28,106#16 (1908)#18
1910s74,690#14 (1913)#16
1920s85,305#20 (1921)#24
1930s59,111#29 (1930)#36
1940s51,643#44 (1940)#55
1950s66,688#54 (1954)#66
1960s31,859#98 (1960)#133
1970s11,388#183 (1970)#236
1980s9,832#225 (1980)#259
1990s8,488#277 (1999)#329
2000s9,569#299 (2000)#336
2010s17,522#115 (2019)#200
2020s14,187#112 (2020)#117

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rose in 1980

girls
#225
1,134 births · 1 in 1,464 girls
boys
#4,134
9 births · 1 in 198,217 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #225Rose1,134

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #4,134Rose9
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 1,464 of them was named Rose, which outranked 98.1% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rose
  1. #222Stacie1,154
  2. #223Anita1,151
  3. #224Shauna1,142
  4. #225Rose1,134
  5. #226Shelley1,131
  6. #226Traci1,131
  7. #228Kerri1,119
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. 1,510Renada#2,218#708
  2. 1,173Tai#2,112#939
  3. 1,036Anya#1,592#556
  4. 601Chimere#1,503#902
  5. 517Brynn#1,442#925
Fallers
  1. 529Marlana#989#1,518
  2. 494Kizzy#647#1,141
  3. 369January#748#1,117
  4. 361Carisa#836#1,197
  5. 328Latonia#841#1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 198,217 of them was named Rose, which outranked 43.3% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rose
  1. #3,838Zeshan10
  2. #3,838Zeth10
  3. #3,838Zoran10
  4. #4,134Rose9
  5. #4,134Abdiel9
  6. #4,134Abelino9
  7. #4,134Addis9
  8. #4,495Abbas8
  9. #4,495Abdel8
  10. #4,495Abdulaziz8

Tied with 360 names at #4,134; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. 381Gideon#1,370#989
  2. 296Bo#864#568
  3. 270Anson#1,137#867
  4. 266Dustan#1,255#989
  5. 255Dusty#614#359
Fallers
  1. 366Harris#991#1,357
  2. 362Tracey#842#1,204
  3. 331Jevon#780#1,111
  4. 321Kennith#937#1,258
  5. 267Levar#644#911

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1980