How Many People Are Named Rose King?
There are approximately 265 people named Rose King living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,293,413 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rose with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname King. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
265
1 in 1,293,413 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Rose: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rose. The peak year was 1917 with 9,821 births. The average person named Rose today is 55 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Rose
In the 2020 Census, the first name Rose was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.10%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (14.88%) and Hispanic (13.20%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Rose in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Rose rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the King Surname
The surname King was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname King in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Rose" has an estimated frequency of 0.0509% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "King" appears at a rate of 151.74 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Rose are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 265 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Rose
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Rose King: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Rose King?
We estimate approximately 265 people named Rose King are alive in the United States today. The first name Rose is shared by 174,587 Americans, and the surname King is shared by 520,085.
How rare is the name Rose King?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,293,413 Americans. The first name Rose is common and the surname King is very common.
Is Rose a male or female name?
Rose is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1917 and the average bearer today is 55 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Rose?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Rose was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.10%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (14.88%) and Hispanic (13.20%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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