Rose remains a common girls' name (#114 in 2025), down from a peak of #14 in 1911.
Rose is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #114 for girl births in the United States (and #278 across all names), given to 2,386 babies — 2,394 including U.S. territories. Rose first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1917 (9,783 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,386 | 2,394 | #114 | — |
| 2024 | 2,394 | 2,394 | #114 | — |
| 2023 | 2,259 | 2,259 | #124 | #10,590 |
| 2022 | 2,373 | 2,373 | #119 | — |
| 2021 | 2,402 | 2,410 | #116 | — |
| 2020 | 2,387 | 2,387 | #112 | #10,391 |
| 2019 | 2,539 | 2,545 | #115 | — |
| 2018 | 2,457 | 2,463 | #123 | — |
| 2017 | 2,085 | 2,090 | #141 | #11,934 |
| 2016 | 2,046 | 2,046 | #151 | #13,807 |
| 2015 | 1,956 | 1,962 | #166 | — |
| 2014 | 1,702 | 1,707 | #194 | — |
| 2013 | 1,429 | 1,440 | #225 | — |
| 2012 | 1,253 | 1,262 | #258 | — |
| 2011 | 1,101 | 1,108 | #289 | — |
| 2010 | 965 | 972 | #334 | — |
| 2009 | 941 | 949 | #349 | — |
| 2008 | 975 | 983 | #341 | — |
| 2007 | 942 | 953 | #348 | — |
| 2006 | 961 | 978 | #343 | — |
| 2005 | 968 | 980 | #331 | — |
| 2004 | 896 | 918 | #353 | — |
| 2003 | 854 | 877 | #358 | — |
| 2002 | 922 | 946 | #329 | — |
| 2001 | 1,030 | 1,056 | #308 | — |
| 2000 | 1,080 | 1,107 | #299 | — |
| 1999 | 1,132 | 1,174 | #278 | — |
| 1998 | 1,019 | 1,053 | #297 | — |
| 1997 | 666 | — | #392 | — |
| 1996 | 703 | — | #378 | — |
| 1995 | 787 | — | #337 | — |
| 1994 | 792 | — | #339 | — |
| 1993 | 750 | — | #343 | #9,891 |
| 1992 | 864 | — | #318 | #9,539 |
| 1991 | 894 | — | #309 | #5,432 |
| 1990 | 901 | — | #307 | — |
| 1989 | 905 | — | #293 | #4,478 |
| 1988 | 875 | — | #287 | #5,142 |
| 1987 | 836 | — | #291 | — |
| 1986 | 834 | — | #298 | #4,072 |
| 1985 | 978 | — | #260 | #3,996 |
| 1984 | 1,065 | — | #238 | #5,469 |
| 1983 | 1,066 | — | #233 | #7,119 |
| 1982 | 1,104 | — | #233 | #4,918 |
| 1981 | 1,103 | — | #231 | #7,073 |
| 1980 | 1,143 | — | #225 | #4,433 |
| 1979 | 928 | — | #266 | #5,262 |
| 1978 | 921 | — | #259 | #6,579 |
| 1977 | 965 | — | #257 | — |
| 1976 | 972 | — | #244 | — |
| 1975 | 946 | — | #257 | — |
| 1974 | 1,065 | — | #243 | #4,113 |
| 1973 | 1,102 | — | #234 | #3,644 |
| 1972 | 1,320 | — | #211 | #3,114 |
| 1971 | 1,440 | — | #210 | #3,600 |
| 1970 | 1,794 | — | #183 | #2,383 |
| 1969 | 1,880 | — | #172 | #3,537 |
| 1968 | 1,960 | — | #165 | #3,062 |
| 1967 | 2,262 | — | #152 | #3,491 |
| 1966 | 2,546 | — | #141 | #2,200 |
| 1965 | 2,876 | — | #133 | #2,593 |
| 1964 | 3,500 | — | #120 | #1,844 |
| 1963 | 3,721 | — | #118 | #1,782 |
| 1962 | 4,026 | — | #116 | #1,665 |
| 1961 | 4,334 | — | #111 | #2,316 |
| 1960 | 4,901 | — | #98 | #1,902 |
| 1959 | 5,467 | — | #88 | #1,798 |
| 1958 | 6,065 | — | #78 | #1,718 |
| 1957 | 6,923 | — | #69 | #1,541 |
| 1956 | 7,355 | — | #64 | #1,936 |
| 1955 | 7,873 | — | #54 | #1,719 |
| 1954 | 8,020 | — | #54 | #1,589 |
| 1953 | 7,025 | — | #59 | #1,702 |
| 1952 | 6,569 | — | #62 | #1,996 |
| 1951 | 6,202 | — | #65 | #1,894 |
| 1950 | 5,392 | — | #69 | #1,938 |
| 1949 | 5,395 | — | #66 | #1,538 |
| 1948 | 5,582 | — | #62 | #1,454 |
| 1947 | 5,672 | — | #65 | #1,840 |
| 1946 | 5,192 | — | #60 | #2,665 |
| 1945 | 4,574 | — | #54 | #1,682 |
| 1944 | 4,723 | — | #52 | #2,067 |
| 1943 | 5,236 | — | #50 | #1,277 |
| 1942 | 5,275 | — | #50 | #1,525 |
| 1941 | 4,991 | — | #49 | #1,105 |
| 1940 | 5,231 | — | #44 | #1,178 |
| 1939 | 5,080 | — | #42 | #1,013 |
| 1938 | 5,329 | — | #39 | #1,074 |
| 1937 | 5,492 | — | #38 | #980 |
| 1936 | 5,732 | — | #37 | #1,164 |
| 1935 | 5,264 | — | #37 | #1,190 |
| 1934 | 5,629 | — | #37 | #937 |
| 1933 | 5,813 | — | #35 | #979 |
| 1932 | 6,519 | — | #33 | #1,023 |
| 1931 | 6,913 | — | #30 | #1,237 |
| 1930 | 7,749 | — | #29 | #838 |
| 1929 | 7,837 | — | #26 | #939 |
| 1928 | 8,203 | — | #24 | #1,091 |
| 1927 | 8,543 | — | #23 | #1,037 |
| 1926 | 8,555 | — | #25 | #1,029 |
| 1925 | 8,315 | — | #26 | #1,218 |
| 1924 | 8,505 | — | #25 | #1,524 |
| 1923 | 8,471 | — | #23 | #1,315 |
| 1922 | 8,829 | — | #23 | #1,175 |
| 1921 | 9,372 | — | #20 | #1,816 |
| 1920 | 9,035 | — | #20 | #1,585 |
| 1919 | 9,229 | — | #19 | #1,225 |
| 1918 | 9,603 | — | #17 | #1,189 |
| 1917 | 9,821 | — | #16 | #1,091 |
| 1916 | 9,643 | — | #15 | #1,056 |
| 1915 | 9,398 | — | #16 | #1,448 |
| 1914 | 7,612 | — | #15 | #896 |
| 1913 | 6,188 | — | #14 | #1,306 |
| 1912 | 5,445 | — | #15 | #1,338 |
| 1911 | 4,173 | — | #14 | #685 |
| 1910 | 3,853 | — | #16 | #778 |
| 1909 | 3,397 | — | #17 | #555 |
| 1908 | 3,405 | — | #16 | #536 |
| 1907 | 3,140 | — | #17 | #484 |
| 1906 | 2,920 | — | #17 | #540 |
| 1905 | 2,741 | — | #18 | #588 |
| 1904 | 2,641 | — | #18 | #803 |
| 1903 | 2,493 | — | #18 | #592 |
| 1902 | 2,451 | — | #20 | #1,005 |
| 1901 | 2,220 | — | #20 | #845 |
| 1900 | 2,855 | — | #18 | #828 |
| 1899 | 2,210 | — | #21 | #576 |
| 1898 | 2,444 | — | #20 | #877 |
| 1897 | 2,328 | — | #19 | #642 |
| 1896 | 2,351 | — | #20 | #768 |
| 1895 | 2,270 | — | #21 | #858 |
| 1894 | 2,132 | — | #22 | #1,056 |
| 1893 | 2,020 | — | #23 | #819 |
| 1892 | 2,039 | — | #22 | #517 |
| 1891 | 1,701 | — | #22 | #1,099 |
| 1890 | 1,733 | — | #25 | #801 |
| 1889 | 1,561 | — | #26 | #619 |
| 1888 | 1,599 | — | #27 | #746 |
| 1887 | 1,248 | — | #30 | #897 |
| 1886 | 1,267 | — | #26 | #945 |
| 1885 | 1,173 | — | #25 | #688 |
| 1884 | 1,065 | — | #30 | #1,097 |
| 1883 | 882 | — | #33 | #1,017 |
| 1882 | 886 | — | #28 | — |
| 1881 | 734 | — | #31 | — |
| 1880 | 707 | — | #30 | #796 |