Fun Facts About the Name Rosen
- 10 babies named Rosen: U.S. records list 10 babies given the name Rosen from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Rosen Mean?
Rosen means "rose," from Middle High German rōse and modern German Rose, the word for the flower. German inherited the word through Latin rosa, which in turn came from Greek rhodon. In German-speaking lands and in Ashkenazic Jewish communities, Rosen is mainly a family name, one of many formed from plants and flowers; it also serves as the first element of ornamental compound surnames such as Rosenberg and Rosenthal.
In Bulgaria, Rosen (Росен) is a masculine given name, usually explained as coming from Bulgarian роса (rosa), "dew." It is the masculine counterpart of Rositsa, a feminine name built from the same word. Because роса ("dew") and роза ("rose") are so close in form, a link to the flower is sometimes proposed as well, and the precise derivation is not fully settled.
Rosen Name History & Origins
German family names became fixed over the late Middle Ages and the early modern period, and names drawn from plants, animals, and landscapes were a common source. Rosen belongs to that group. Among Ashkenazic Jews, permanent surnames were generally adopted later, often under 18th- and 19th-century decrees in the Habsburg and Russian empires that required Jewish families to register a fixed family name. Ornamental German names, including Rosen and its compounds, were often chosen at that time.
As a given name, Rosen is used in Bulgaria, where it has been borne by men such as Rosen Plevneliev, president of Bulgaria from 2012 to 2017. In English-speaking countries the name is much more common as a surname than as a first name.
How Popular is the Name Rosen?
Rosen has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #13,506 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,506 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,708 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Rosen Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are a law unto itself. Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You are tolerant and like to help humanity. You are very active. You are generally warmhearted and gives freely of your time, energy, and sympathetic understanding. You have tolerance and acceptance of the frailties of others. Universal and humanitarian in outlook. This is very compassionate name. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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