girl's name
Roise
ROH-shuh
- Origin Irish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 100 (E&W)
- Births on record 1,004
Northern Ireland
#98
2024 births
Roise is a girl's name of Germanic origin, the Irish form of Rose — and Rose did not originally mean the flower at all. It ranks 98th in Northern Ireland and is at its peak in our records now.
- Roise is a name of Irish origin.
- Peaked in Northern Ireland in 2021, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Northern Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 28,085 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1997.
Roise over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1980s to 2020s. Roise is more popular in Northern Ireland — see the country table below. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 87 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 219 |
| 2020s (to 2017) | 194 |
What Roise means
Roise inherits Rose's meaning, which is not floral. The name descends from a Germanic compound built on hrod, fame, and the flower reading was attached later, once the original elements stopped being understood.
Where Roise comes from
Róise is the Irish form of Rose, which reached English through the Norman Rohese or Roese, from the Germanic Hrodohaidis — hrod, fame, and haid, kind or sort. The Normans brought it to England and Ireland, and for its first several centuries it had nothing to do with flowers. The reinterpretation came later, helped by the Latin rosa and by the flower's heavy use in Marian devotion, and by the time Rose was common in English it was understood as a flower name by everyone using it. Róise is one of a set of Irish adaptations of Norman names — alongside Sile from Cecilia and Máible from Mabel — that entered Irish through the Anglo-Norman settlement and were fully naturalized. Róisín, the diminutive, is better known internationally through the song Róisín Dubh.
Roise in use
Róise ranks 98th in Northern Ireland with 21 births in 2024 and 103rd in Ireland, and it is rising in our data with a peak in 2025. Our records carry it from 1981. It does not appear in the British or American tables, where Rose and Rosie take the demand, and Róisín is far better known outside Ireland than Róise itself.
How popular is Roise?
In 2024, Roise was given to 21 babies in England and Wales, ranking #98 that year. It is one of the most popular names in England and Wales.
Where Roise is used
Figures for Northern Ireland withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
How Roise is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Róise | Róise is Roise written with a fada, used in Ireland, where it ranks #103. | 252 |
Names that peaked alongside Roise
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Roise also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Roise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Roise in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Roise
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Roise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Roise
What does the name Róise mean?
It inherits Rose's meaning, which is not the flower — the name comes from a Germanic compound built on hrod, fame.
How do you pronounce Róise?
ROH-shuh, two syllables.
Does Rose mean the flower?
Not originally. The flower reading was attached later, once the Germanic elements stopped being understood.
Is Róise the same as Róisín?
Róisín is the diminutive, meaning little rose. It is far better known outside Ireland.
How popular is the name Roise?
In 2024, Roise was given to 21 babies in England and Wales, ranking #98 that year. It is one of the most popular names in England and Wales.
Is Roise a girl's or a boy's name?
Roise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Roise most popular?
Roise peaked in 2021, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Roise a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Roise currently ranks #98 in Northern Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.