Ros
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie. From ros (“a rose”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ros (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ros has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 28 |
| 2001 | 29 |
| 2002 | 30 |
| 2003 | 32 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2005 | 32 |
| 2006 | 33 |
| 2007 | 35 |
| 2008 | 37 |
| 2009 | 38 |
| 2010 | 38 |
| 2011 | 40 |
| 2012 | 39 |
| 2013 | 37 |
| 2014 | 39 |
| 2015 | 44 |
| 2016 | 44 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2018 | 47 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2020 | 52 |
Ros in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ros.Hi! My name is Ros.
- Ros ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Ros called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Ros kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Ros is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Ros mamma är lärare.Ros's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ros mamma is Ros's mum. Because Ros already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Ros
How do you pronounce Ros in Swedish?
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What does the name Ros mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie. From ros (“a rose”).
How popular is Ros in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Ros in 2022. In 2020, 52 people in Sweden had Ros as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.