Rose
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Rose
Rose is derived from the Latin rosa, which referred to the flower. There is also evidence to suggest it was a Norman variation of the Germanic name Hrodohaidis, meaning "famous type," and also Hros, "horse". In Old English it was translated as Roese and Rohese.
Rose for girls#114 US
Rose, one of the old-time sweet-smelling flower names, has had a remarkable revival—first of all as a middle name—with parents (e.g., Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck, Jon Stewart, Eric Clapton, Ewan McGregor) finding Rose to be the perfect connective, with more color and charm than old standbys like Sue and Ann. At this point in time, though, some parents are finding there are too many roses in the middle spot of the garden.
As a first name, Rose reached its highest point from 1896 to 1921, the early heyday of flower names, when it was in the Top 20, though it had been in use for centuries before. Rosy/Rosie is an irresistibly cheery nickname, very popular on its own in the UK. There are any number of Rose offshoots, including Rosa, Rosetta, Roseanne, Rosanna, Rosemary, Rosamund, Rosalind, Rosalie, and Rosina.
Rose and Rosie have long been celebrated in song, and notable Roses range from Rose Kennedy to Rose Byrne, and on-screen Roses have featured in a range of films and TV shows, from Titanic to Harry Potter to Golden Girls.
Rose for boys
Rihanna put Rose on the map for baby boys when she used it as the middle name for her son Riot. If James is a modern favorite middle name for girls, why not Rose for boys?
Pronounced ROHZ.
As of October 2026, Rose ranked #114 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #14 in 1913, Nameberry popularity #54.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #194 | 1,701 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #166 | 1,955 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #153 | 2,037 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #141 | 2,079 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #123 | 2,456 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #115 | 2,537 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #112 | 2,379 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #116 | 2,400 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #119 | 2,370 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #124 | 2,249 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #115 | 2,376 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #114 | 2,386 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Rose on lists
Famous Roses
- Saint Rose of ViterboGirl
The Third Order Of Saint Francis
- Saint Rose of LimaGirl
member of The Third Order
- Saint Rose Philippine DuchesneGirl
French,American nun
- (Marie Josephe) RoseGirl
birth name of Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France; renamed by Napoleon at age 32
- Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald KennedyGirl
American philanthropist; mother of President John F. Kennedy
- Rose Arianna McGowanGirl
American actress
- (Mary) Rose ByrneGirl
Australian actress
- Rose Wilder LaneGirl
American author and politician; daughter of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Rose Veronica CoyleGirl
Miss America 1936
- Rose Gertrude NamajunasGirl
American mixed martial artist
- Rose Eleanor LeslieGirl
Scottish actress
- (Frances) Rose McIverGirl
New Zealand actress
- Rose RollinsGirl
American actress
- RoseGirl
stage name of Keren Meloul, French singer
- Rose LaurensGirl
French singer
- Rose Lilian HillGirl
English actress
- Rose HobartGirl
American actress
- Rose Marie MazettaGirl
American actress
- Rose Antonia Maria VallandGirl
art historian; member of French Resistance
- Rose Levy BeranbaumGirl
American baker and cookbook author
- Rose LavelleGirl
American soccer player
- Rose Ellen DixGirl
British youtuber
- Rose FalconGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Rosemarie Alicia "Rose" JacksonGirl
American actress
- Rose Marie Emma "Joan" TaylorGirl
American actress
- Rose Constance (BowesGirl
Lyon) Leveson,Gower, Countess Granville, aunt of Queen Elizabeth II
- Rosalie Amelia "Rose" Buckingham SelfridgeGirl
American wife of department store founder Harry Gordon Selfridge
- Rose "Rosie" Stone (born Rosemary Stewart)Girl
American singer of band Sly & the Family Stone
- Roseanne "Rosé" Park (Park Chae Young)Girl
Australian vocalist of K,Pop group BlackPink
- Rose Victoria Birgitte Louise (Windsor) Gilman (b. 1980)Girl
daughter of the Duke of Gloucester; great,granddaughter of Britain's King George V
- Rose Gilroy (b. 1993)Girl
daughter of actress Rene Russo and Dan Gilroy
- Rose Beth Brown (b. 1995)Girl
daughter of actor Clancy Brown
- Rose Lenore Sophia Blake (b. 2000)Girl
daughter of actors Bonnie Lee Bakley and Robert Blake
- Rose Gilley (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of actors Emilia Fox and Jeremy Gilley
- Rose Dance (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of actor Charles Dance
- Rose Purefoy (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of actor James Purefoy
- Rose Dorothy Dauriac (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of actress Scarlett Johansson & Romain Dauriac
- Rose Elizabeth Allen (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of singer Kris Allen
- Poet Sienna Rose GoldbergGirl
daughter of actress Soleil Moon Frye
- Georgia Rose DolenzGirl
daughter of singer Micky Dolenz of The Monkees
- Eden Rose HalseyGirl
daughter of athletes Jaime Moore & Steve Halsey
- Alena Rose JonasGirl
daughter of singer Kevin and Danielle Jonas
- Bowie Rose DeHaan (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of actors Dane DeHaan and Anna Wood
- Roses GaborGirl
black indie artist and voice of Noodle from Gorillaz in Phase Two and tours
- Rose VanderboomGirl
character in Rusty Lake: Roots
Rose in pop culture
- Rose DeWittGirl
Bukater Dawson Calvert, character in movie "Titanic"
- Rose SayerGirl
Katharine Hepburn's character in movie "The African Queen"
- Rose Marion TylerGirl
companion of The Doctor from TV's "Doctor Who"
- Rose SolanoGirl
drug lord and murderer known as Sin Rostro in "Jane the Virgin"
- Rose GrangerGirl
Weasley, character in the Harry Potter series, daughter of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley
- Rose WeilGirl
character in "Ocean's" series
- Rose TicoGirl
character in film "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
- Rose/ShannenGirl
character in book "The Cellar"
- Rose AshbyGirl
character in The Chemical Garden series by Lauren DeStefano
- Rose MacClareGirl
character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- Rose NylundGirl
Betty White's character on TV's "The Golden Girls"
- Rose CampbellGirl
main character of Louisa May Alcott's novels "Eight Cousins" and "Rose in Bloom"
- Rose ErskineGirl
character on BBC series "Ripper Street"
- Rose LalondeGirl
character in the web comic Homestuck
- Rose NarracottGirl
character in play/film "War Horse"
- RoseGirl
Marie, character in the Vampire Diaries series
- Rose Hsu JordanGirl
character in "The Joy Luck Club"
- Rose HathawayGirl
character in the Vampire Academy series
- Rose RussellGirl
child character on TV series "American Gothic"
- Lady RoseGirl
countess Treverton, character from Green city in the sun, by Barbara Wood
- Rose SommersetGirl
character in video game "Mystery case files: Ravenhearst"
- Ruby RoseGirl
main character from web series "RWBY"
- Rose "Rosie" CottonGirl
sweetheart and later wife of Samwise Gamgee, from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."
- Rose Calloway CoboltGirl
character in Krista and Becca Ritchie's Addicted Series
- Rose of Sharon CassidyGirl
a character in 'Fallout: New Vegas'
- Rose QuartzGirl
character on animated series "Steven Universe"
- Rose SlavinGirl
character in 2005 film "The Ballad of Jack and Rose"
- Briar RoseGirl
alias of Aurora in Disneys 'Sleeping Beauty'
- Grandma RoseGirl
minor character in "Supernatural"
- Rose GoldenblattGirl
Charlotte's daughter on TV's "Sex and the City"
- Rose RoyceGirl
American R&B group
- Lida RoseGirl
song in The Music Man
- Rose LavillantGirl
character in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
- Rose MortmainGirl
sister of the protagonist in 'I Capture the Castle'
- Sarah "Rose" O'ReillyGirl
main character in movie "We're the Millers"
- Rose PeizerGirl
character from “Just Add Magic”