Rose Name Popularity

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How popular is Rose?

Ranking 123rd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Rose is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #14 was reached for the first time in 1911 and as recently as 1913.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1917 with 9,783 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rose was 666 in 1997.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rose occurred roughly during the years 1881-1888, 1889-1892, 1897-1900, 1909-1915, 1944-1947, 1949-1954, 1995-1999, and 2009-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1957-1975.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

How popular will Rose be?

For a number of years, the name Rose has steadily increased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Rose for their newborn has risen.

The name Rose is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Rose (Girl)		Rose (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		2,432	123	< 5	--
2017		2,071	141	6	11,907
2016		2,030	153	5	13,771
2015		1,945	166	< 5	--
2014		1,693	194	< 5	--
2013		1,427	225	< 5	--
2012		1,249	258	< 5	--
2011		1,098	290	< 5	--
2010		960	336	< 5	--
2009		936	350	< 5	--
2008		969	342	< 5	--
2007		941	348	< 5	--
2006		959	343	< 5	--
2005		967	331	< 5	--
2004		891	355	< 5	--
2003		852	359	< 5	--
2002		922	330	< 5	--
2001		1,029	308	< 5	--
2000		1,079	299	< 5	--
1999		1,132	278	< 5	--
1998		1,019	297	< 5	--
1997		666	392	< 5	--
1996		703	378	< 5	--
1995		787	337	< 5	--
1994		789	339	< 5	--
1993		744	344	5	9,889
1992		858	318	5	9,537
1991		884	309	10	5,431
1990		900	307	< 5	--
1989		893	293	12	4,478
1988		869	286	9	5,139
1987		835	291	< 5	--
1986		822	298	11	4,071
1985		965	260	11	3,994
1984		1,058	238	7	5,465
1983		1,061	233	5	7,115
1982		1,098	232	8	4,915
1981		1,096	231	5	7,074
1980		1,132	225	9	4,429
1979		921	266	7	5,260
1978		915	259	5	6,578
1977		965	257	< 5	--
1976		972	244	< 5	--
1975		947	257	< 5	--
1974		1,055	244	8	4,111
1973		1,094	234	9	3,643
1972		1,308	211	11	3,113
1971		1,429	210	9	3,598
1970		1,777	183	16	2,383
1969		1,870	172	8	3,540
1968		1,953	165	9	3,058
1967		2,252	152	7	3,492
1966		2,532	141	14	2,201
1965		2,865	133	11	2,588
1964		3,481	120	20	1,841
1963		3,697	119	21	1,780
1962		4,003	116	24	1,662
1961		4,316	111	14	2,312
1960		4,887	98	19	1,905
1959		5,444	89	21	1,801
1958		6,050	78	22	1,714
1957		6,898	69	27	1,540
1956		7,338	64	18	1,938
1955		7,856	54	21	1,716
1954		8,001	54	24	1,588
1953		7,007	59	21	1,703
1952		6,553	62	16	1,996
1951		6,186	65	17	1,894
1950		5,374	69	16	1,939
1949		5,370	66	24	1,537
1948		5,554	63	26	1,454
1947		5,660	65	18	1,839
1946		5,180	60	9	2,664
1945		4,557	54	17	1,681
1944		4,710	52	13	2,066
1943		5,206	50	30	1,277
1942		5,251	50	22	1,525
1941		4,949	49	37	1,090
1940		5,198	44	32	1,201
1939		5,040	42	40	1,015
1938		5,289	39	37	1,075
1937		5,446	39	42	979
1936		5,699	37	33	1,163
1935		5,231	37	32	1,190
1934		5,581	37	46	937
1933		5,770	35	43	977
1932		6,472	33	43	1,023
1931		6,881	30	32	1,236
1930		7,690	29	61	838
1929		7,786	26	52	940
1928		8,161	24	42	1,089
1927		8,499	23	46	1,037
1926		8,509	25	46	1,029
1925		8,278	26	35	1,219
1924		8,480	25	26	1,524
1923		8,442	23	31	1,316
1922		8,790	23	38	1,175
1921		9,352	20	20	1,815
1920		9,011	20	24	1,585
1919		9,195	19	34	1,225
1918		9,568	17	35	1,189
1917		9,783	16	38	1,091
1916		9,605	15	38	1,056
1915		9,375	16	23	1,448
1914		7,574	15	38	896
1913		6,171	14	17	1,306
1912		5,431	15	14	1,338
1911		4,151	14	22	685
1910		3,837	16	16	778
1909		3,374	17	23	555
1908		3,382	16	23	536
1907		3,116	17	24	484
1906		2,901	17	19	540
1905		2,724	18	17	588
1904		2,631	18	10	803
1903		2,478	18	15	592
1902		2,444	20	7	1,005
1901		2,212	20	8	845
1900		2,845	18	11	828
1899		2,197	21	13	576
1898		2,436	20	8	877
1897		2,316	19	12	642
1896		2,341	20	10	768
1895		2,262	21	8	858
1894		2,126	22	6	1,056
1893		2,012	23	8	819
1892		2,023	22	16	517
1891		1,696	22	5	1,099
1890		1,725	25	8	801
1889		1,550	26	11	619
1888		1,590	27	9	746
1887		1,242	30	6	897
1886		1,261	26	6	945
1885		1,164	25	9	688
1884		1,060	30	5	1,097
1883		877	33	5	1,017
1882		886	28	< 5	--
1881		734	31	< 5	--
1880		700	30	7	796

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.