Rose

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Hi all, I'm expecting a girl and have wanted the name Rose since forever, but have noticed that the name suddenly seems really popular where I live. Is that the case everywhere? Will she be one of several girls called Rose everywhere she goes?

I haven't come across any lately, although I get the impression it's an incredibly popular middle name.
I personally prefer Rosa and Rosalie. Might they be an option?

In my area it’s not common as a first name, but very much as a middle. I know of a young Rosie but no one who is just Rose

By the way I think it’s absolutely gorgeous. Don’t likeRosie though

Thanks! Don't mind the middle name popularity but yes Rosa is lovely.

Think it’s the most common middle name but not that common as a 1st - I love it !

I know quite a few Rosies, but not Rose on its own. I like it.

I love it, if I'd had a daughter I would have called her Rose, but I'm biased it was my lovely mothers name.

Very pretty name.

Rose and Rosa are both beautiful - I slightly prefer Rosa.

Make sure you also like Rosie - she will get that more than rose!!!

My favourite girl name is Rose. I had boys....so called the dog Rosie. Beautiful name.

Gorgeous name. It's wasted as a middle name IMO.

Rose really is lovely, now I come to think of it.
Just Rose.

Love it but am biased, as I've got one . Only close family use 'Rosie' and she's the only one in her 2 form entry year group at school. There was one other Rose at her nursery but she was 2 years younger, so definitely not overly popular as a first name in my experience.

I have a Rose. She also gets called Rosie.

I have a daughter called Rose. Have loved it since I read a book with a heroine called Rose as a teenager (A Little Love Song by Michelle Magorian btw!), and still love it, and it was never in question that our girl name was Rose.

However there are three Roses in her 2 form intake at school (Foundation). And lots of others in the school, not to mention those with it as a second hyphenated name. Very rare that we go to any party or group session without meeting another. So yes, it does seem to be very popular around here, basically the Louise of the current generation.

I don't think that should put you off if you love it though. It's classic and timeless IMO!

(She's Rose btw and nobody calls her Rosie).

Rose is lovely. Much nicer as a first name than a middle name.

Rose is stunning. I'd have considered it if I didn't have a botanical name myself.

I love Rose and wanted it for my daughter but our surname doesn't sound right with it. I know a few people who have it as middle names bit I don't know any who have used it as a first name.

My Rose is nearly 20 and never met another of that age. She is never “Rosie” though through her own choosing and has always corrected people from very young 😂.

It’s a great name to grow with and be anything you want. It has no “ type “ i reckon.

Lovely name, but I prefer Rosa.

Rose is lovely and very jealous as DH vetoed it so DD has it as a middle name. She uses it for pretend play though.

No Rose's in DDs 180 pupil school. I know of a rosa and a rosalind. I don't think its massively popular.

We have a very fiesty little Rose, who does not like it when people call her Rosie by mistake. 😁

We love it, clearly, and have not yet come across another. Lots with the middle name Rose however.

We have a 3 month old Rose. We are both teachers and hadn't heard it as a first name very often (only once in my case) however when we had already decided on her name we then came across 2 baby Roses who had been born in the few weeks before our daughter! Plus Ashley Banjo from Diversity called his daughter Rose in February and Kylie Jenner said she considered it for her daughter last year. So I do think it is on the rise.

No, I know no children named rose so can't be too popular. It's a really classical, beautiful name OP, good choice.

Really beautiful and elegant