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
- Peak · girls
- 1913 · 6,171 births
- Debut · girls
- 700 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 81 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 500,586since 1880
Rose over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #114 | 2,386 | — | |
| 2024 | #114 | 2,394 | — | |
| 2023 | #124 | 2,252 | #9,763 | 7 |
| 2022 | #119 | 2,373 | — | |
| 2021 | #116 | 2,402 | — | |
| 2020 | #112 | 2,380 | #9,554 | 7 |
| 2019 | #115 | 2,539 | — | |
| 2018 | #123 | 2,457 | — | |
| 2017 | #141 | 2,079 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #151 | 2,041 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #166 | 1,956 | — | |
| 2014 | #194 | 1,702 | — | |
| 2013 | #225 | 1,429 | — | |
| 2012 | #258 | 1,253 | — | |
| 2011 | #289 | 1,101 | — | |
| 2010 | #334 | 965 | — | |
| 2009 | #349 | 941 | — | |
| 2008 | #340 | 975 | — | |
| 2007 | #348 | 942 | — | |
| 2006 | #343 | 961 | — | |
| 2005 | #331 | 968 | — | |
| 2004 | #353 | 896 | — | |
| 2003 | #358 | 854 | — | |
| 2002 | #329 | 922 | — | |
| 2001 | #308 | 1,030 | — | |
| 2000 | #299 | 1,080 | — | |
| 1999 | #277 | 1,132 | — | |
| 1998 | #297 | 1,019 | — | |
| 1997 | #392 | 666 | — | |
| 1996 | #376 | 703 | — | |
| 1995 | #337 | 787 | — | |
| 1994 | #339 | 792 | — | |
| 1993 | #342 | 745 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #318 | 859 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #309 | 884 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #307 | 901 | — | |
| 1989 | #293 | 893 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #286 | 866 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #291 | 836 | — | |
| 1986 | #297 | 823 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #259 | 967 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #238 | 1,058 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #233 | 1,061 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #232 | 1,096 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #231 | 1,098 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #225 | 1,134 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #264 | 921 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #258 | 916 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #257 | 965 | — | |
| 1976 | #244 | 972 | — | |
| 1975 | #257 | 946 | — | |
| 1974 | #243 | 1,057 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #234 | 1,093 | #3,445 | 9 |
| 1972 | #211 | 1,309 | #2,991 | 11 |
| 1971 | #210 | 1,431 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #183 | 1,778 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #172 | 1,872 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #165 | 1,951 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #152 | 2,255 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #141 | 2,532 | #2,132 | 14 |
| 1965 | #133 | 2,865 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #120 | 3,480 | #1,793 | 20 |
| 1963 | #118 | 3,700 | #1,744 | 21 |
| 1962 | #116 | 4,002 | #1,625 | 24 |
| 1961 | #110 | 4,320 | #2,242 | 14 |
| 1960 | #98 | 4,882 | #1,858 | 19 |
| 1959 | #88 | 5,446 | #1,759 | 21 |
| 1958 | #78 | 6,043 | #1,677 | 22 |
| 1957 | #69 | 6,896 | #1,511 | 27 |
| 1956 | #64 | 7,337 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | #54 | 7,852 | #1,682 | 21 |
| 1954 | #54 | 7,996 | #1,559 | 24 |
| 1953 | #59 | 7,004 | #1,677 | 21 |
| 1952 | #62 | 6,553 | #1,939 | 16 |
| 1951 | #65 | 6,185 | #1,838 | 17 |
| 1950 | #69 | 5,376 | #1,879 | 16 |
| 1949 | #66 | 5,371 | #1,501 | 24 |
| 1948 | #62 | 5,556 | #1,430 | 26 |
| 1947 | #65 | 5,654 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | #60 | 5,183 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #54 | 4,557 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #52 | 4,710 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #50 | 5,206 | #1,258 | 30 |
| 1942 | #50 | 5,253 | #1,496 | 22 |
| 1941 | #49 | 4,955 | #1,091 | 36 |
| 1940 | #44 | 5,198 | #1,156 | 33 |
| 1939 | #42 | 5,040 | #1,007 | 40 |
| 1938 | #39 | 5,292 | #1,062 | 37 |
| 1937 | #38 | 5,450 | #967 | 42 |
| 1936 | #37 | 5,699 | #1,142 | 33 |
| 1935 | #37 | 5,232 | #1,165 | 32 |
| 1934 | #37 | 5,583 | #931 | 46 |
| 1933 | #35 | 5,770 | #961 | 43 |
| 1932 | #33 | 6,476 | #1,004 | 43 |
| 1931 | #30 | 6,881 | #1,217 | 32 |
| 1930 | #29 | 7,688 | #832 | 61 |
| 1929 | #26 | 7,785 | #930 | 52 |
| 1928 | #24 | 8,161 | #1,078 | 42 |
| 1927 | #23 | 8,497 | #1,028 | 46 |
| 1926 | #25 | 8,509 | #1,018 | 46 |
| 1925 | #26 | 8,280 | #1,201 | 35 |
| 1924 | #25 | 8,479 | #1,492 | 26 |
| 1923 | #23 | 8,440 | #1,300 | 31 |
| 1922 | #23 | 8,791 | #1,158 | 38 |
| 1921 | #20 | 9,352 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #20 | 9,011 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #19 | 9,195 | #1,207 | 34 |
| 1918 | #17 | 9,568 | #1,172 | 35 |
| 1917 | #16 | 9,783 | #1,078 | 38 |
| 1916 | #15 | 9,605 | #1,043 | 38 |
| 1915 | #16 | 9,375 | #1,410 | 23 |
| 1914 | #15 | 7,574 | #884 | 38 |
| 1913 | #14 | 6,171 | #1,256 | 17 |
| 1912 | #15 | 5,431 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #14 | 4,151 | #667 | 22 |
| 1910 | #16 | 3,837 | #755 | 16 |
| 1909 | #17 | 3,374 | #545 | 23 |
| 1908 | #16 | 3,382 | #522 | 23 |
| 1907 | #17 | 3,116 | #472 | 24 |
| 1906 | #17 | 2,901 | #523 | 19 |
| 1905 | #18 | 2,724 | #574 | 17 |
| 1904 | #17 | 2,631 | #760 | 10 |
| 1903 | #18 | 2,478 | #576 | 15 |
| 1902 | #20 | 2,444 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #20 | 2,212 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #18 | 2,844 | #785 | 11 |
| 1899 | #21 | 2,197 | #548 | 13 |
| 1898 | #20 | 2,436 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #19 | 2,316 | #615 | 12 |
| 1896 | #20 | 2,341 | #722 | 10 |
| 1895 | #21 | 2,262 | #795 | 8 |
| 1894 | #22 | 2,126 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #23 | 2,012 | #768 | 8 |
| 1892 | #22 | 2,023 | #497 | 16 |
| 1891 | #22 | 1,696 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #25 | 1,725 | #739 | 8 |
| 1889 | #26 | 1,550 | #581 | 11 |
| 1888 | #27 | 1,590 | #704 | 9 |
| 1887 | #30 | 1,242 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | #26 | 1,261 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #25 | 1,164 | #641 | 9 |
| 1884 | #30 | 1,060 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | #33 | 877 | #892 | 5 |
| 1882 | #28 | 886 | — | |
| 1881 | #31 | 734 | — | |
| 1880 | #30 | 700 | #745 | 7 |
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 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#11 · 1 in 75
- Alaska#14 · 1 in 40
- Louisiana#14 · 1 in 114
- Arizona#21 · 1 in 123
- New Jersey#27 · 1 in 111
Best ever in a state: #3 in New York, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #11 | 74 | 1 in 75 |
| Alaska | #14 | 7 | 1 in 40 |
| Louisiana | #14 | 195 | 1 in 114 |
| Arizona | #21 | 38 | 1 in 123 |
| New Jersey | #27 | 222 | 1 in 111 |
| Pennsylvania | #28 | 602 | 1 in 124 |
| New York | #29 | 654 | 1 in 131 |
| Colorado | #30 | 67 | 1 in 133 |
| Ohio | #35 | 312 | 1 in 164 |
| Connecticut | #36 | 72 | 1 in 137 |
| Florida | #42 | 68 | 1 in 200 |
| North Dakota | #42 | 35 | 1 in 151 |
| Missouri | #44 | 140 | 1 in 192 |
| Maryland | #45 | 66 | 1 in 188 |
| Hawaii | #47 | 20 | 1 in 151 |
| Iowa | #47 | 93 | 1 in 203 |
| Nebraska | #47 | 47 | 1 in 192 |
| Illinois | #48 | 275 | 1 in 201 |
| California | #49 | 216 | 1 in 206 |
| Kansas | #49 | 59 | 1 in 208 |
| Montana | #49 | 23 | 1 in 170 |
| Texas | #49 | 215 | 1 in 268 |
| Kentucky | #50 | 121 | 1 in 233 |
| South Dakota | #50 | 25 | 1 in 184 |
| Wisconsin | #50 | 121 | 1 in 197 |
| Idaho | #51 | 21 | 1 in 199 |
| Indiana | #51 | 114 | 1 in 229 |
| Michigan | #54 | 203 | 1 in 208 |
| Vermont | #54 | 14 | 1 in 168 |
| West Virginia | #54 | 83 | 1 in 229 |
| Minnesota | #56 | 93 | 1 in 226 |
| Delaware | #57 | 8 | 1 in 190 |
| District of Columbia | #57 | 22 | 1 in 227 |
| Rhode Island | #57 | 24 | 1 in 180 |
| Mississippi | #59 | 87 | 1 in 259 |
| South Carolina | #61 | 81 | 1 in 253 |
| Maine | #64 | 29 | 1 in 215 |
| Arkansas | #66 | 61 | 1 in 307 |
| Oklahoma | #66 | 70 | 1 in 290 |
| Massachusetts | #67 | 130 | 1 in 216 |
| Oregon | #68 | 22 | 1 in 285 |
| New Hampshire | #74 | 12 | 1 in 256 |
| Washington | #76 | 36 | 1 in 304 |
| Virginia | #77 | 77 | 1 in 310 |
| Wyoming | #80 | 6 | 1 in 263 |
| Tennessee | #87 | 70 | 1 in 388 |
| Georgia | #88 | 90 | 1 in 342 |
| Utah | #89 | 13 | 1 in 368 |
| North Carolina | #99 | 95 | 1 in 389 |
| Alabama | #119 | 61 | 1 in 481 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1913 at #14 (6,171 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 52 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 81 yrs · run 1880–1960
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 17.0% of all girls named Rose (85,305) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11,064 | #25 (1885) | #29 |
| 1890s | 21,134 | #19 (1897) | #22 |
| 1900s | 28,106 | #16 (1908) | #18 |
| 1910s | 74,690 | #14 (1913) | #16 |
| 1920s | 85,305 | #20 (1921) | #24 |
| 1930s | 59,111 | #29 (1930) | #36 |
| 1940s | 51,643 | #44 (1940) | #55 |
| 1950s | 66,688 | #54 (1954) | #66 |
| 1960s | 31,859 | #98 (1960) | #133 |
| 1970s | 11,388 | #183 (1970) | #236 |
| 1980s | 9,832 | #225 (1980) | #259 |
| 1990s | 8,488 | #277 (1999) | #329 |
| 2000s | 9,569 | #299 (2000) | #336 |
| 2010s | 17,522 | #115 (2019) | #200 |
| 2020s | 14,187 | #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 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 209 of them was named Rose, which outranked 99.2% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 29,977 of them was named Rose, which outranked 73.7% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,043Quinton38
- #1,043Rick38
- #1,043Virgle38
- #1,062Rose37
- #1,062Abram37
- #1,062Arvel37
- #1,062Caesar37
- #1,076Baxter36
- #1,076Curley36
- #1,076Delma36
Tied with 13 names at #1,062; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.