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First Name
479k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
153k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Rose

Origin: English
Meaning: Rose
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Gender: Girl
132^nd All Time
177^th in 2010

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174k Rosa (Latin)
1k Raisa (Hebrew)
220 Roza (Polish)
<100 Roz (English)

Nicknames and Given Names for Rose

482 Rosabel
501 Rosabella
15k Rosalinda
20k Rosalyn
16k Roseann
6k Roseanna
13k Roxanna
58k Roxanne

How popular is the baby name Rose in the U.S.?

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	707	700	7	#30 girl name
1881	734	734	0	#31 girl name
1882	886	886	0	#28 girl name
1883	882	877	5	#33 girl name
1884	1,065	1,060	5	#30 girl name
1885	1,173	1,164	9	#25 girl name
1886	1,267	1,261	6	#26 girl name
1887	1,248	1,242	6	#30 girl name
1888	1,599	1,590	9	#27 girl name
1889	1,561	1,550	11	#26 girl name
1890	1,733	1,725	8	#25 girl name
1891	1,701	1,696	5	#22 girl name
1892	2,039	2,023	16	#22 girl name
1893	2,020	2,012	8	#23 girl name
1894	2,132	2,126	6	#22 girl name
1895	2,270	2,262	8	#21 girl name
1896	2,351	2,341	10	#20 girl name
1897	2,328	2,316	12	#19 girl name
1898	2,444	2,436	8	#20 girl name
1899	2,210	2,197	13	#21 girl name
1900	2,856	2,845	11	#18 girl name
1901	2,220	2,212	8	#20 girl name
1902	2,451	2,444	7	#20 girl name
1903	2,493	2,478	15	#18 girl name
1904	2,641	2,631	10	#17 girl name
1905	2,741	2,724	17	#18 girl name
1906	2,920	2,901	19	#17 girl name
1907	3,140	3,116	24	#17 girl name
1908	3,405	3,382	23	#16 girl name
1909	3,397	3,374	23	#17 girl name
1910	3,853	3,837	16	#16 girl name
1911	4,173	4,151	22	#14 girl name
1912	5,445	5,431	14	#15 girl name
1913	6,188	6,171	17	#14 girl name
1914	7,611	7,573	38	#15 girl name
1915	9,398	9,375	23	#16 girl name
1916	9,643	9,605	38	#15 girl name
1917	9,822	9,784	38	#16 girl name
1918	9,604	9,569	35	#17 girl name
1919	9,227	9,193	34	#19 girl name
1920	9,035	9,011	24	#20 girl name
1921	9,370	9,351	19	#20 girl name
1922	8,831	8,792	39	#23 girl name
1923	8,471	8,440	31	#23 girl name
1924	8,507	8,481	26	#25 girl name
1925	8,314	8,279	35	#26 girl name
1926	8,557	8,511	46	#25 girl name
1927	8,542	8,496	46	#23 girl name
1928	8,200	8,158	42	#24 girl name
1929	7,839	7,787	52	#26 girl name
1930	7,752	7,691	61	#29 girl name
1931	6,909	6,877	32	#30 girl name
1932	6,514	6,471	43	#33 girl name
1933	5,811	5,768	43	#35 girl name
1934	5,625	5,579	46	#37 girl name
1935	5,262	5,230	32	#37 girl name
1936	5,731	5,698	33	#37 girl name
1937	5,490	5,448	42	#38 girl name
1938	5,326	5,289	37	#39 girl name
1939	5,080	5,040	40	#42 girl name
1940	5,228	5,196	32	#44 girl name
1941	4,985	4,948	37	#49 girl name
1942	5,274	5,252	22	#50 girl name
1943	5,238	5,208	30	#50 girl name
1944	4,721	4,708	13	#52 girl name
1945	4,573	4,556	17	#54 girl name
1946	5,189	5,180	9	#60 girl name
1947	5,676	5,658	18	#65 girl name
1948	5,582	5,556	26	#62 girl name
1949	5,394	5,370	24	#66 girl name
1950	5,390	5,374	16	#69 girl name
1951	6,201	6,184	17	#65 girl name
1952	6,570	6,554	16	#62 girl name
1953	7,030	7,009	21	#59 girl name
1954	8,031	8,007	24	#54 girl name
1955	7,876	7,855	21	#54 girl name
1956	7,353	7,335	18	#64 girl name
1957	6,931	6,904	27	#69 girl name
1958	6,073	6,051	22	#78 girl name
1959	5,463	5,442	21	#89 girl name
1960	4,908	4,889	19	#98 girl name
1961	4,329	4,315	14
1962	4,026	4,002	24
1963	3,720	3,699	21
1964	3,501	3,481	20
1965	2,875	2,864	11
1966	2,547	2,533	14
1967	2,258	2,251	7
1968	1,961	1,952	9
1969	1,878	1,870	8
1970	1,794	1,778	16
1971	1,437	1,428	9
1972	1,320	1,309	11
1973	1,103	1,094	9
1974	1,063	1,055	8
1975	947	947	0
1976	970	970	0
1977	965	965	0
1978	921	916	5
1979	928	921	7
1980	1,141	1,132	9
1981	1,101	1,096	5
1982	1,106	1,098	8
1983	1,066	1,061	5
1984	1,064	1,057	7
1985	976	965	11
1986	833	822	11
1987	836	836	0
1988	875	866	9
1989	905	893	12
1990	901	901	0
1991	893	883	10
1992	863	858	5
1993	749	744	5
1994	789	789	0
1995	787	787	0
1996	702	702	0
1997	666	666	0
1998	1,019	1,019	0
1999	1,132	1,132	0
2000	1,079	1,079	0
2001	1,029	1,029	0
2002	922	922	0
2003	849	849	0
2004	890	890	0
2005	964	964	0
2006	956	956	0
2007	939	939	0
2008	968	968	0
2009	933	933	0
2010	956	956	0
2011	1,093	1,093	0
2012	1,245	1,245	0
2013	1,423	1,423	0
2014	1,688	1,688	0
2015	1,928	1,928	0

Fun Facts about the name Rose

How many people with the first name Rose have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 479,239 babies born with the first name Rose in the United States. That's more than enough people named Rose to occupy the territory of Guadeloupe (France) with an estimated population of 465,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Rose? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 707 new born babies.
When was Rose first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Rose is Monday, October 3rd, 1864.
What year had the most people named Rose born? The highest recorded use of the first name Rose was in 1917 with a total of 9,784 babies. That's a lot of babies named Rose!
Random Rose Factoid: According to the 1925 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Rose ranks 60^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Maine. Imagine that, 31 babies in Maine have the same name as you in 1925.
Weird things about the name Rose: Your name in reverse order is Esor. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Oesr. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Rose? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 153,397 people with the last name Rose.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Rose? Rose was ranked as the 177^th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!

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Common last names for Rose

Smith
Miller
Johnson
Brown
Cohen
Williams
Jones
Davis
Anderson
Martin
Schwartz
Wilson
Taylor
Thomas
White
Moore
Harris
Thompson
Goldberg
Goldstein

Common first names for Rose

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Rose	U.S.
█	White	82.08%	64.26%
█	African American	11.61%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.72%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.64%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.99%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.96%	16.26%

Of Last Name Rose

People with the last name Rose are most frequently White or African American

Entire United States

Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Rose" mean? The list below shows the origins of Rose as well as things modernly associated with the name Rose such as celebrities named Rose.

English

Origin and Meaning of Rose

The name "Rose" is of English origin, and it means "Rose". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

Rose

(imp.) of Rise.

noun Rose

Senses

A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere
A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe.
[Arch] A rose window. See Rose window, below.
A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump.
[Med] The erysipelas.
The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.

Note: ☞ Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild state have five petals of a color varying from deep pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the Banksia Baurbon Boursalt China Noisette hybrid perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every class.

Etymology: AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. �, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. Copperas Rhododendron

verb Rose

Senses

To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush.(Poetic)"A maid yet rosedover with the virgin crimson of modesty." [Shak.]
To perfume, as with roses.(Poetic)

Other Dictionary Sources

A dusty pink color
Synonyms: rosiness
Pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
Synonyms: blush wine, pink wine, and rose wine
Any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
Synonyms: rosebush
Of something having a dusty purplish pink color ("the roseate glow of dawn")
Synonyms: rosaceous and roseate

Wiktionary

From a Norman name of Germanic origins, likely made up of hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type". Introduced to England in the form Roese or Rohese. Later conflated with the vernacular word "rose", and associated with the flower names that first became popular in the end of the 19th century. Also a nickname for names beginning with Rose-/Rosa-.

The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion.

A female given name.
A surname.
(Ireland, informal) A regional contestant in the annual Rose of Tralee contest.
(Ireland, informal) The winner of that year's contest.

Rose was also found in the following language(s): French and German

Notable Persons With the Name Rose

Rose Leslie

Rose Leslie is an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2005 to present. Rose was given the name Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie on February 9th, 1987 in Aberdeen.

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Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 1994. Rose was given the name Mary Rose Byrne on July 24th, 1979 in Balmain, New South Wales.

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Rosemary Kennedy

Rosemary Kennedy was an important human. Rosemary was given the name Rose Marie Kennedy by her parents Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Kennedy on September 13th, 1918 in Brookline, Massachusetts. She breathed her last breath on January 7th, 2005.

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Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan is an actor, singing, actress, and singer. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1990 to present. Rose was given the name Rose Arianna McGowan on September 5th, 1973 in Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy.

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Rose Kennedy

Rose Kennedy was a famous person. Rose was given the name Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald by her parent John F. Fitzgerald on July 22nd, 1890 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. She breathed her last breath on January 22nd, 1995.

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Rose Namajunas

Rose Namajunas is a notable human. Rose was born on June 29th, 1992 in Milwaukee.

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Rose McIver

(actress)
Diane Ladd

(actress)
Joan Blondell

(actress)
Gypsy Rose Lee

(actress)
Rose Marie

(actress)
Rose Wilder Lane

(writer)
Rose Dolly

(dancer)
Rose Rollins

(actress)
Tantoo Cardinal

(actress)
Rose Selfridge

(notable person)
Rose O'Neal Greenhow

(famous somebody)
Rose Mary Woods

(Personal Secretary to the President)
Rose Kelly

(famed human)
Rose Valland

(museum curator)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Rose

Ruby Rose

Ruby Rose is a television presenter, dj, actress, model, vj, recording artist, disc jockey, and vj (media personality). Ruby was given the name Ruby Rose Langenheim on March 20th, 1986 in Melbourne.

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Amber Rose

Amber Rose is a noteworthy individual. Amber was given the name Amber Levonchuck on October 21st, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Axl Rose

Axl Rose is a singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Axl was given the name William Bruce Rose, Jr. on February 6th, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.

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Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose is a basketball player for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association. His most notable accomplishments were from 2008 to present. Derrick was born on October 4th, 1988 in Chicago.

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Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose is an actor, singing, actress, and singer. She was most active from 1998 to present. Anika was born on September 6th, 1972 in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

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