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In the United States 0 20 40 60 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 1945 Boys 2019 per 100,000 babies of that sex 31,911 babies given this name since 1892 At its height in 2019, about 1 in 2,200 boys 793 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Rose Girl In the Middle Ages often a form of the Germanic name Rohese (probably from hrod 'fame' or hros 'horse'), later… Middle Ages · peak 1908 Russell Boy From an English surname, from Old French rousel 'little red one', a nickname for red hair. Victorian · peak 1914 Rosa Girl Latin rosa 'rose'; in Spanish America chiefly after Saint Rose of Lima. Middle Ages · peak 1888 Rosemary Girl From the herb's name, Latin ros marinus 'sea dew', later understood as Rose + Mary. Victorian · peak 1929 Rosie Girl A pet form of Rose, Rosemary or Rosalind; Rose is usually taken as the flower (Latin rosa), though the medieval name… Victorian · peak 1900 Ross Boy From a Scottish surname and region, from Gaelic ros 'headland, promontory'. Victorian · peak 1985 Rosalie Girl From Latin Rosalia, the name of a Roman festival of roses, borne by Saint Rosalia of Palermo. Colonial · peak 1938 Reese Girl An Anglicized spelling of Welsh Rhys, usually explained as 'ardour, enthusiasm'. Modern · peak 2012 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.