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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#166 · 1 in 717
- Hawaii#172 · 1 in 608
- New York#175 · 1 in 938
- Texas#189 · 1 in 1,014
- California#192 · 1 in 975
Best ever in a state: #3 in New York, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #166 | 13 | 1 in 717 |
| Hawaii | #172 | 8 | 1 in 608 |
| New York | #175 | 108 | 1 in 938 |
| Texas | #189 | 122 | 1 in 1,014 |
| California | #192 | 186 | 1 in 975 |
| New Jersey | #193 | 35 | 1 in 1,065 |
| North Dakota | #194 | 5 | 1 in 978 |
| New Hampshire | #198 | 5 | 1 in 1,069 |
| Florida | #200 | 48 | 1 in 1,127 |
| Washington | #203 | 26 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Pennsylvania | #206 | 56 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Connecticut | #210 | 13 | 1 in 1,185 |
| Massachusetts | #210 | 25 | 1 in 1,265 |
| Mississippi | #211 | 16 | 1 in 990 |
| Montana | #214 | 5 | 1 in 949 |
| Wisconsin | #214 | 22 | 1 in 1,417 |
| Kansas | #222 | 13 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Louisiana | #230 | 24 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Nebraska | #230 | 8 | 1 in 1,361 |
| Colorado | #231 | 16 | 1 in 1,298 |
| Michigan | #234 | 40 | 1 in 1,466 |
| Ohio | #246 | 42 | 1 in 1,720 |
| Arizona | #251 | 16 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Maryland | #270 | 13 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Missouri | #270 | 18 | 1 in 1,782 |
| Illinois | #272 | 45 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Indiana | #272 | 18 | 1 in 1,939 |
| Kentucky | #291 | 12 | 1 in 1,989 |
| Virginia | #291 | 16 | 1 in 1,878 |
| North Carolina | #296 | 16 | 1 in 2,071 |
| Utah | #296 | 10 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Oklahoma | #301 | 11 | 1 in 1,827 |
| Minnesota | #339 | 11 | 1 in 2,645 |
| Iowa | #358 | 7 | 1 in 2,773 |
| Oregon | #374 | 7 | 1 in 2,424 |
| Georgia | #395 | 13 | 1 in 2,678 |
| Alabama | #418 | 8 | 1 in 2,842 |
| South Carolina | #505 | 5 | 1 in 3,588 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,519 of them was named Rose, which outranked 98.1% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 358,235 of them was named Rose, which outranked 14.1% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,027 names at #6,262; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.