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Rose

in the US

There are 247,285 people with the first name "Rose" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Rose 178
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  1. is 174th most common Evelyn
  2. is 175th most common Connie
  3. is 176th most common Kathryn
  4. is 177th most common Eugene
  5. is 178th most common Rose
  6. is 179th most common Wendy
  7. is 180th most common Cindy
  8. is 181st most common Carlos
  9. is 182nd most common Justin

Similar Names and Nicknames

Rosey, Rosea, Rosa, Rosei, Rosee, Ross, Rosie, Rod, Rocky, Roseo

Most Common Last Names for Rose

Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones, Davis, Miller, Wilson, Anderson, Thomas

Meaning & History

(female) Ostensibly from the vocabulary word denoting the flower (Latin rosa). However, the name was in use throughout the Middle Ages, long before any of the other girls' names derived from flowers, which are generally of 19th-century origin. In part it may refer to the flower as a symbol of the Virgin Mary, but it seems more likely that it also has a Germanic origin, probably as a short form of various girls' names based on hros ‘horse’ or hrōd ‘fame’. The Latinate form Rohesia is commonly found in documents of the Middle Ages. As well as being a name in its own right, it is currently used as a short form of Rosemary and, less often (because of their different pronunciation), of other names beginning Ros-, such as Rosalind and Rosamund.

Pet form: Rosie.

Recent Searches for "Rose" in the US

Since June 2009
61,149

Most Popular Search

Rose Smith (971 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages.

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