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Ros

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What official birth registration shows about Ros: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Ros: Recorded since 1977, with a gap of 17 years, it reached #250 in 1985, and it was last ranked in 2017.

Trend unknown

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 2017

Republic of Ireland · Girls rank from 2017 to 2017, ranging from #873 to #873.2017#873#873
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2017#873

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

Trend unknownRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 13 of the 23 years from 1977 to 1999.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1977–2017 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1977

    First recorded at #293 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1977–1999

    Highest recorded position: #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1977–1999).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent1999

    Most recently recorded at #266 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1999.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1977 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #250 in Republic of Ireland in 1985.

Ros's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#2666HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3244HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3014HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#3423HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#3373HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#2714HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2505HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2934HighVerified

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What is known about Ros

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1977–2017.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1977 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #250 in Republic of Ireland in 1985. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.