Rose is the English flower name, from the Latin rosa, and means "rose"; in the Middle Ages it was also a form of the Germanic Hrodohaidis, "famous kind". It was one of the most common American middle names of the 20th century and is loved for its one-syllable simplicity. Rose ranked number 299 in 2000 and number 166 in 2015, reached number 112 in 2020 and stands at number 114 in 2025.