Rose
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Germanic. * As an English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Danish, Jewish (Yiddish רויז (royz)), and German surname, all from the noun rose. Also adapted from foreign forms of the same meaning such as Hungarian Rózsa, Rozsa, Slovak Róža, Czech Roza, etc. Compare Larose. The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Rose (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Rose 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 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 16 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 666 |
| 2000 | 664 |
| 2001 | 663 |
| 2002 | 655 |
| 2003 | 652 |
| 2004 | 654 |
| 2005 | 651 |
| 2006 | 657 |
| 2007 | 665 |
| 2008 | 680 |
| 2009 | 682 |
| 2010 | 680 |
| 2011 | 682 |
| 2012 | 697 |
| 2013 | 703 |
| 2014 | 728 |
| 2015 | 739 |
| 2016 | 759 |
| 2017 | 784 |
| 2018 | 802 |
| 2019 | 812 |
| 2020 | 814 |
Rose in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Rose.Hi! My name is Rose.
- Rose har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Rose has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Rose i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Rose this afternoon.
- Roses mamma är lärare.Rose's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Roses mamma is Rose's mum.
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Questions about Rose
How do you pronounce Rose in Swedish?
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What does the name Rose mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Germanic. * As an English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Danish, Jewish (Yiddish רויז (royz)), and German surname, all from the noun rose. Also adapted from foreign forms of the same meaning such as Hungarian Rózsa, Rozsa, Slovak Róža, Czech Roza, etc. Compare Larose. The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion.
How popular is Rose in Sweden?
16 babies were named Rose in 2022. In 2020, 814 people in Sweden had Rose 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.