Rose

Rose: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “rose flower”
Origin: English
Say it: ROHZ · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

Used from the flower name, ultimately from Latin rosa. It has also long been used as a short form of names containing Rose-.

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How popular is Rose?

2024714 per million US babies

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Babies named Rose in 20242,376

2024 rank#115 girls

Peak year1908

Total US babies since 1880500,276

Rose is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Rose

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Rosierose · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Rose questions

What does the name Rose mean?

Rose means "rose flower". It comes from English. Used from the flower name, ultimately from Latin rosa. It has also long been used as a short form of names containing Rose-.

Is Rose a boy or girl name?

Rose is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rose?

2,376 US babies were named Rose in 2024. Its peak year was 1908.

How do you pronounce Rose?

Rose is usually pronounced ROHZ.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.