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Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).
Rose
Rose has been climbing back after years of decline. All-time it's been given to 502,704 U.S. babies, the 324th most common name by sound today, peaking at 9,821 in 1917, with 2,386 in 2025.
Rose has no common alternate spellings by sound.
Rising
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).