Pronunciation
Ro-sha
Meaning
Rose
Fun fact
Róise and Róisín share a rose connection, but their endings give them different sounds: Ro-sha and Ro-sheen. Two ways to bring a little flower into a name.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Róise, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#103Rank among girl names in 202546Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #103 |
| 2024 | 37 | #123 |
| 2023 | 28 | #168 |
| 2022 | 24 | #195 |
| 2021 | 32 | #154 |
| 2020 | 27 | #173 |
| 2019 | 28 | #180 |
| 2018 | 30 | #176 |
| 2017 | 27 | #189 |
| 2016 | 21 | #228 |
| 2015 | 24 | #215 |
| 2014 | 18 | #274 |
| 2013 | 19 | #265 |
| 2012 | 22 | #237 |
| 2011 | 21 | #250 |
| 2010 | 9 | #475 |
| 2009 | 11 | #410 |
| 2008 | 18 | #281 |
| 2007 | 9 | #431 |
| 2006 | 10 | #367 |
| 2005 | 9 | #372 |
| 2004 | 9 | #340 |
| 2003 | 13 | #263 |
| 2002 | 3 | #620 |
| 2001 | 5 | #441 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | 3 | #528 |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | 3 | #533 |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.