Girls' name · peaked in 1908
Rose name popularity since 1925
322,914 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rose. Half of them were born in 1951 or earlier, so the typical Rose is about 75 years old in 2026. Rose peaked in 1908 as the #16 name for girls, and it ranked #114 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 322,914
- Named Rose, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1908
- #16 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #114
- for girls in 2025 (2,386 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 321,519 girls · 1,395 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 1.77× its national share
Peak year is the year Rose made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rose births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1926. Measured as a share of all babies, Rose peaked earlier, in 1908.
- Steepest fall: Between 1966 and 1971, Rose's share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 668 to 1 in 1,160.
- Fastest rise: Between 2010 and 2015, it became 2× more common, from 1 in 1,840 baby girls to 1 in 913.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rose's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rose.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rose in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 41,232 | 221 | – |
| 1930s | 59,111 | 409 | #37 |
| 1940s | 51,643 | 228 | #54 |
| 1950s | 66,688 | 203 | #54 |
| 1960s | 31,859 | 147 | #133 |
| 1970s | 11,388 | 65 | #257 |
| 1980s | 9,832 | 77 | #260 |
| 1990s | 8,488 | 20 | #337 |
| 2000s | 9,569 | 0 | #331 |
| 2010s | 17,522 | 11 | #166 |
| 2020–25 | 14,187 | 14 | #114 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
33.8% of babies named Rose from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Rose is most popular
The index compares Rose's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rose.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1.77× | 3,170 |
| New York | 1.67× | 40,942 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.59× | 26,183 |
| Louisiana | 1.55× | 9,019 |
| New Jersey | 1.43× | 12,740 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rose's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rose.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rose (1908).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data