Given name & surname
Rosse
“woman from the headland”·“from the headland”
Rosse is a variant of Ross. Interpretations include “woman from the headland” and “from the headland”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rosse is a variant of Ross. Interpretations include “woman from the headland” and “from the headland”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rosse through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 0 boys · 96 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,925 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,925 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 200 as a first name in 2020; 543 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rosse’s family of names
Rosse has a related form in Ross. In English usage, Rosse as a surname has a related form in Scottish.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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