Rose Shearer
There are approximately 10 people named Rose Shearer living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rose with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Shearer. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
10
1 in 34,275,434
Named Rose
175K
Alive today
Named Shearer
20K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 175K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1917
Average age: 55
Top Census group: White (64.1%)
Estimated bearers: 20K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,070
Per 100K: 5.70
Top ancestry: White (89.0%)
First name trend
Rose: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rose. The peak year was 1917 with 9,821 births. The average person named Rose today is 55 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rose
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Rose, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 64.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rose described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Rose at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White64.1% · 125,828
- Black or African American14.9% · 29,214
- Hispanic or Latino13.2% · 25,915
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.0% · 7,781
- Two or more races2.7% · 5,234
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2,338
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Shearer surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Shearer, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Shearer described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Shearer at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.0% · 15,156
- Black or African American3.5% · 588
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 565
- Two or more races3.1% · 526
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 136
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 60
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rose has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0509% of the US population, based on 174,587 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Rose right now.
The surname Shearer appears at a rate of 5.70 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0057%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 10 people with the full name Rose Shearer. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Rose Shearer: questions and answers
How many people are named Rose Shearer?
We estimate approximately 10 people in the United States share the full name Rose Shearer. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0509%) with the surname frequency (5.70 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rose Shearer?
We classify Rose Shearer as "Very Rare". About 1 in 34,275,434 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rose a male or female name?
Rose is predominantly female. Out of 500,276 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Rose profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Rose Shearer?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.