MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rose mean?
Rose is the English flower name descended from Latin rosa. The flower's fragrance and use in gardens give the name its familiar botanical image.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रोज़
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rose in Indian usage
5,392 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (97.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 5,253 records (97.4%).
- Recorded as male: 139 records (2.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 368 |
| 1960s | 682 |
| 1970s | 1,010 |
| 1980s | 1,573 |
| 1990s | 1,509 |
| Other decades | 250 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 3,071 |
| Meghalaya | 588 |
| Manipur | 467 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 411 |
| Nagaland | 407 |
| Goa | 105 |
| Other states | 343 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rose / F | 666 | 67 |
| Scotland | Rose / F | 58 | 71 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rose ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rose; Table_6, C72 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rose; Table_6, C72
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rose; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rose; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl