Girls' name · since 1880
Rose
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 500,586 babies named Rose, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #64 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #114 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 500,586
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rose is the #114 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 500,586 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Rose recorded 500,586 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #114 nationally today, ahead of 99.3% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #64 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #114 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 500,586 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rose ranks #64 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #114 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 500,586 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #64 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #114 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 500,586
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rose's 500,586 recorded births place it above 99.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rose compares
500,586 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rose's all-time total is 1,331x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rose | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 500,586 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9,783 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rose's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rose's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 666 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 9,783, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rose popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 9,783
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rose popularity over time - boys
2,118 total births recorded since 1880 (Rose as boys' name)
Rose by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (85,305 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Rose's strongest decade.
85,305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Rose births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11,064
1880s
11,064 births
- 1890s 21,134
1890s
21,134 births
- 1900s 28,106
1900s
28,106 births
- 1910s
1910s
74,690 births
- 1920s
1920s
85,305 births
- 1930s
1930s
59,111 births
- 1940s
1940s
51,643 births
- 1950s
1950s
66,688 births
- 1960s 31,859
1960s
31,859 births
- 1970s 11,388
1970s
11,388 births
- 1980s 9,832
1980s
9,832 births
- 1990s 8,488
1990s
8,488 births
- 2000s 9,569
2000s
9,569 births
- 2010s 17,522
2010s
17,522 births
- 2020s 14,187
2020s
14,187 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 85,305 births (17% of all-time use).
How Rose compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rose's total volume
Rose by state
Where Rose concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 68,684 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 42,060 | 8.4% |
| #3 | California | | 25,800 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 25,042 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 21,640 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 20,523 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 20,281 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 16,695 | 3.3% |
68,684 of 500,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Rose appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rose's data
- Rose's decade-level peak was the 1920s (85,305 total births); usage has since declined to 14,187 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Roses (68,684 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rose: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rose draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.