April vs Rose
April and Rosecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, April was ranked #407 and Rose #41 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, April was ranked #360 and Rose #59 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, April was ranked #273 and Rose #59 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, April was ranked #244 and Rose #63 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1993, April was ranked #100 and Rose #97 among girls in New Zealand.
April and Rose over time
April and Rose appear together in 3 published lists, across 105 years of shared records. Rose held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, April in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Rose reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, April in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1998, Rose moved ahead of April in England and Wales · Girls — #180 and #200 the year before became #211 and #171.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Rose rose about as far as April fell — from #241 and #221 in 1997 to #407 and #41 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
April and Rose were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 52 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #273 and #59.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — April #195 in 2018, Rose #37 in 2016.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls52 shared years, 1965–2025
April held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Rose in 50.
Highest recorded here: April #147 in 1991, Rose #50 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: April #273, Rose #59.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
April held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rose in 27.
Highest recorded here: April #146 in 1996, Rose #54 in 2022.
The order changed in 1998: Rose moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #180 and #200; by 1998 that had become #211 and #171.
Most recent shared year, 2024: April #360, Rose #59.
Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1997–2024
April held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rose in 24.
Highest recorded here: April #195 in 2018, Rose #37 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: April #407, Rose #41.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | April | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #59 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- April and Rose both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
April
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Rose
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls