| Rose | Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Rose | Youthful |
| Origin | latin | Latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ROHZ | JOO-lee-uh |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1917 (9,783) | 2001 (8,838) |
| In 2025 | 2,386 | 2,172 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Rose | Julia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 14,187 | 14,329 |
| 2010s | 17,522 | 35,909 |
| 2000s | 9,569 | 70,880 |
| 1990s | 8,488 | 59,954 |
| 1980s | 9,832 | 33,354 |
| 1970s | 11,388 | 23,414 |
| 1960s | 31,859 | 34,179 |
| 1950s | 66,688 | 32,457 |
| 1940s | 51,643 | 27,891 |
| 1930s | 59,111 | 24,938 |
| 1920s | 85,305 | 40,331 |
| 1910s | 74,690 | 39,259 |
| 1900s | 28,106 | 16,107 |
| 1890s | 21,134 | 13,448 |
| 1880s | 11,064 | 9,800 |
IS a bloom word: directly the English flower name, from Latin 'rosa' (the rose). Also used historically as a short form of Germanic names with the element 'hrod' (fame), but the enduring modern sense is the flower itself.
Julia is the feminine of the Roman family name Julius, of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to “youthful” or to Jove. It appears in the New Testament and in Shakespeare.
Rose is more popular than Julia today: about 2,386 US babies were given the name Rose in 2025, compared with 2,172 named Julia.
Rose means Rose (latin origin), while Julia means Youthful (Latin origin).
In US records, Rose first appears in 1880 and Julia in 1880, so Rose has the longer recorded history.