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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| 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 |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#12 · 1 in 95
- Louisiana#15 · 1 in 116
- Arizona#19 · 1 in 97
- Alaska#25 · 1 in 61
- Pennsylvania#32 · 1 in 135
Best ever in a state: #3 in New York, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #12 | 62 | 1 in 95 |
| Louisiana | #15 | 201 | 1 in 116 |
| Arizona | #19 | 50 | 1 in 97 |
| Alaska | #25 | 6 | 1 in 61 |
| Pennsylvania | #32 | 554 | 1 in 135 |
| Hawaii | #33 | 28 | 1 in 121 |
| Nevada | #34 | 6 | 1 in 88 |
| Delaware | #35 | 13 | 1 in 123 |
| New Jersey | #35 | 192 | 1 in 135 |
| New York | #35 | 604 | 1 in 149 |
| Maryland | #36 | 83 | 1 in 157 |
| Colorado | #37 | 53 | 1 in 171 |
| Montana | #37 | 29 | 1 in 148 |
| Idaho | #43 | 23 | 1 in 186 |
| Illinois | #44 | 278 | 1 in 202 |
| Indiana | #44 | 136 | 1 in 197 |
| Missouri | #44 | 142 | 1 in 197 |
| Ohio | #45 | 272 | 1 in 194 |
| Wyoming | #45 | 11 | 1 in 151 |
| South Dakota | #46 | 25 | 1 in 189 |
| Michigan | #47 | 210 | 1 in 208 |
| South Carolina | #47 | 108 | 1 in 203 |
| Texas | #48 | 231 | 1 in 260 |
| Connecticut | #51 | 58 | 1 in 184 |
| Wisconsin | #51 | 110 | 1 in 220 |
| Kentucky | #52 | 124 | 1 in 231 |
| Kansas | #53 | 52 | 1 in 237 |
| West Virginia | #53 | 83 | 1 in 228 |
| California | #54 | 193 | 1 in 259 |
| Iowa | #54 | 81 | 1 in 243 |
| District of Columbia | #55 | 30 | 1 in 204 |
| Oregon | #55 | 28 | 1 in 255 |
| Minnesota | #57 | 92 | 1 in 247 |
| Nebraska | #57 | 42 | 1 in 220 |
| North Dakota | #57 | 29 | 1 in 183 |
| Mississippi | #60 | 85 | 1 in 266 |
| Rhode Island | #60 | 24 | 1 in 189 |
| Arkansas | #61 | 72 | 1 in 266 |
| Virginia | #62 | 98 | 1 in 252 |
| Florida | #64 | 52 | 1 in 285 |
| Maine | #64 | 28 | 1 in 220 |
| Utah | #66 | 18 | 1 in 278 |
| Vermont | #66 | 11 | 1 in 229 |
| Massachusetts | #67 | 133 | 1 in 221 |
| Oklahoma | #71 | 59 | 1 in 342 |
| Washington | #73 | 35 | 1 in 330 |
| New Hampshire | #74 | 12 | 1 in 277 |
| Tennessee | #82 | 76 | 1 in 371 |
| Georgia | #92 | 87 | 1 in 365 |
| Alabama | #94 | 84 | 1 in 352 |
| North Carolina | #104 | 85 | 1 in 443 |
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
| 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 1940
girls
#44
5,198 births · 1 in 220 girls
boys
#1,156
33 births · 1 in 35,126 boys
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 220 of them was named Rose, which outranked 99.1% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Rose
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 35,126 of them was named Rose, which outranked 70.6% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Rose
- #1,135Rod34
- #1,135Thornton34
- #1,135Vernie34
- #1,156Rose33
- #1,156Abelardo33
- #1,156Addison33
- #1,156Alfonzo33
- #1,183Alec32
- #1,183Beryl32
- #1,183Brendan32
Tied with 26 names at #1,156; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.