Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Rose

Stable Cross-generational persistence #114 girls’ name in 2025
Peak era
1917
Peak births
9,783
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880Peak 19172025
peak 1917 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Rose

How many people are named Rose?

An estimated 191,084 living Americans are named Rose.

How rare is Rose?

Rose is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,386 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 75.6% from its 1917 peak. It was the #114 girls’ name in 2025.

How old is the typical Rose?

The median age of a living American named Rose is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 35 and 75 years old.

Is Rose still popular?

Yes. Rose is holding steady, with 2,386 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Rose most common?

Rose has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appeared 3.7× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
1917
Decline from peak
75.6%
2025
2,386
All-time
500,586
Where it lives now

Rose is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 3.7× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Rhode Island.

States where Rose is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: 3.7× the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: 3.3× the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY