Rosa
#652 for girls in 2025, 441 births · Last seen for boys in 2003 at #6,715
Given to girls 99.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 507 births
- Debut · girls
- 507 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 33 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 177,415since 1880
Rosa over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #652 | 441 | — | |
| 2024 | #662 | 442 | — | |
| 2023 | #668 | 441 | — | |
| 2022 | #605 | 494 | — | |
| 2021 | #660 | 451 | — | |
| 2020 | #630 | 460 | — | |
| 2019 | #646 | 450 | — | |
| 2018 | #639 | 466 | — | |
| 2017 | #665 | 443 | — | |
| 2016 | #638 | 466 | — | |
| 2015 | #626 | 456 | — | |
| 2014 | #606 | 480 | — | |
| 2013 | #647 | 437 | — | |
| 2012 | #612 | 469 | — | |
| 2011 | #617 | 469 | — | |
| 2010 | #561 | 518 | — | |
| 2009 | #492 | 626 | — | |
| 2008 | #454 | 696 | — | |
| 2007 | #435 | 742 | — | |
| 2006 | #394 | 813 | — | |
| 2005 | #407 | 776 | — | |
| 2004 | #415 | 737 | — | |
| 2003 | #385 | 787 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #340 | 876 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #331 | 938 | — | |
| 2000 | #315 | 1,005 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #314 | 983 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #276 | 1,125 | — | |
| 1997 | #297 | 967 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #292 | 993 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #271 | 1,008 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1994 | #228 | 1,254 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #220 | 1,257 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #233 | 1,172 | #4,327 | 13 |
| 1991 | #241 | 1,150 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #242 | 1,176 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #242 | 1,138 | #4,017 | 13 |
| 1988 | #260 | 979 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #261 | 970 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #264 | 970 | #2,779 | 18 |
| 1985 | #252 | 1,011 | #2,942 | 16 |
| 1984 | #255 | 978 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #236 | 1,047 | #3,071 | 14 |
| 1982 | #217 | 1,205 | #2,518 | 19 |
| 1981 | #213 | 1,226 | #2,898 | 15 |
| 1980 | #204 | 1,270 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #227 | 1,152 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #229 | 1,076 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #229 | 1,090 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #212 | 1,159 | #2,946 | 13 |
| 1975 | #202 | 1,208 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #203 | 1,252 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #205 | 1,260 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #214 | 1,293 | #2,080 | 19 |
| 1971 | #221 | 1,377 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #221 | 1,425 | #2,509 | 14 |
| 1969 | #216 | 1,439 | #2,308 | 14 |
| 1968 | #221 | 1,348 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #221 | 1,327 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #218 | 1,398 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #226 | 1,408 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #223 | 1,519 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | #222 | 1,510 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #211 | 1,612 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #209 | 1,649 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #197 | 1,831 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #198 | 1,799 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #189 | 1,862 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1957 | #181 | 2,080 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1956 | #168 | 2,172 | #2,361 | 12 |
| 1955 | #168 | 2,049 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #165 | 2,108 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #161 | 2,022 | #1,958 | 16 |
| 1952 | #162 | 1,942 | #2,153 | 13 |
| 1951 | #160 | 1,956 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #155 | 1,886 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #155 | 1,924 | #1,754 | 18 |
| 1948 | #149 | 1,926 | #2,115 | 13 |
| 1947 | #167 | 1,801 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #168 | 1,620 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #147 | 1,576 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #145 | 1,670 | #2,080 | 12 |
| 1943 | #154 | 1,681 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #155 | 1,572 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #154 | 1,477 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1940 | #148 | 1,549 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #151 | 1,494 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #146 | 1,568 | #1,689 | 17 |
| 1937 | #152 | 1,440 | #1,688 | 17 |
| 1936 | #146 | 1,454 | #1,505 | 20 |
| 1935 | #137 | 1,600 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #135 | 1,582 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #132 | 1,645 | #1,330 | 25 |
| 1932 | #131 | 1,757 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | #138 | 1,633 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1930 | #129 | 1,877 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1929 | #129 | 1,887 | #1,480 | 24 |
| 1928 | #125 | 1,970 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #124 | 2,109 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #125 | 2,115 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #125 | 2,230 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #129 | 2,148 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #129 | 2,050 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #123 | 2,106 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #131 | 1,977 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | #116 | 2,199 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1919 | #110 | 2,189 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1918 | #117 | 2,034 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #121 | 1,829 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #120 | 1,793 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #116 | 1,793 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #104 | 1,514 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #101 | 1,366 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #94 | 1,305 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #91 | 1,022 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #82 | 1,131 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #87 | 959 | — | |
| 1908 | #86 | 941 | — | |
| 1907 | #82 | 924 | — | |
| 1906 | #81 | 865 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #79 | 922 | — | |
| 1904 | #76 | 903 | — | |
| 1903 | #74 | 911 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #75 | 909 | — | |
| 1901 | #75 | 845 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #69 | 1,118 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #77 | 765 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #75 | 841 | — | |
| 1897 | #74 | 770 | — | |
| 1896 | #74 | 808 | #900 | 7 |
| 1895 | #71 | 832 | — | |
| 1894 | #70 | 780 | — | |
| 1893 | #70 | 790 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #68 | 796 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #65 | 729 | — | |
| 1890 | #64 | 770 | — | |
| 1889 | #66 | 707 | — | |
| 1888 | #61 | 832 | — | |
| 1887 | #60 | 659 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #59 | 673 | — | |
| 1885 | #58 | 623 | — | |
| 1884 | #58 | 607 | — | |
| 1883 | #60 | 507 | — | |
| 1882 | #57 | 542 | — | |
| 1881 | #53 | 500 | — | |
| 1880 | #52 | 507 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rosa was already there! It came in at #52, and was given to 507 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2009–2025, when fewer than 630 girls a year got the name.
Where Rosa is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#19 · 1 in 96
- New Mexico#32 · 1 in 153
- Georgia#34 · 1 in 157
- Florida#35 · 1 in 154
- Arizona#43 · 1 in 188
Best ever in a state: #4 in South Carolina, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #19 | 220 | 1 in 96 |
| New Mexico | #32 | 28 | 1 in 153 |
| Georgia | #34 | 200 | 1 in 157 |
| Florida | #35 | 89 | 1 in 154 |
| Arizona | #43 | 21 | 1 in 188 |
| North Carolina | #44 | 194 | 1 in 197 |
| Texas | #46 | 251 | 1 in 240 |
| Virginia | #46 | 124 | 1 in 202 |
| Louisiana | #48 | 108 | 1 in 200 |
| Alabama | #66 | 109 | 1 in 286 |
| District of Columbia | #71 | 13 | 1 in 268 |
| Tennessee | #86 | 75 | 1 in 358 |
| West Virginia | #114 | 42 | 1 in 465 |
| Kentucky | #118 | 57 | 1 in 487 |
| Mississippi | #121 | 49 | 1 in 457 |
| Arkansas | #123 | 36 | 1 in 515 |
| Maryland | #132 | 19 | 1 in 704 |
| Missouri | #141 | 41 | 1 in 699 |
| California | #148 | 53 | 1 in 693 |
| Oklahoma | #159 | 33 | 1 in 715 |
| Kansas | #182 | 14 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Indiana | #199 | 17 | 1 in 1,487 |
| Colorado | #219 | 6 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Illinois | #219 | 33 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Ohio | #244 | 24 | 1 in 2,204 |
| New Jersey | #276 | 9 | 1 in 3,341 |
| Michigan | #281 | 16 | 1 in 2,574 |
| Pennsylvania | #288 | 25 | 1 in 3,502 |
| New York | #294 | 31 | 1 in 3,187 |
| Iowa | #302 | 6 | 1 in 3,139 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rosa
- 10 spots since 2024 (#662 → #652)
- 22 spots since 2020 (#630 → #652)
- 26 spots since 2015 (#626 → #652)
- Biggest jump: 55 spots in 2022 (#660 → #605)
- Biggest drop: 69 spots in 2010 (#492 → #561)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #52 (507 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1880–1912
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 179 girls born in 1880 were named Rosa (0.56%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,645 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 11.7% of all girls named Rosa (20,791) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,157 | #52 (1880) | #58 |
| 1890s | 7,881 | #64 (1890) | #71 |
| 1900s | 9,297 | #69 (1900) | #78 |
| 1910s | 15,976 | #82 (1910) | #106 |
| 1920s | 20,791 | #116 (1920) | #126 |
| 1930s | 16,050 | #129 (1930) | #140 |
| 1940s | 16,796 | #145 (1944) | #154 |
| 1950s | 19,876 | #155 (1950) | #171 |
| 1960s | 15,041 | #197 (1960) | #216 |
| 1970s | 12,292 | #202 (1975) | #216 |
| 1980s | 10,794 | #204 (1980) | #240 |
| 1990s | 11,085 | #220 (1993) | #261 |
| 2000s | 7,996 | #315 (2000) | #397 |
| 2010s | 4,654 | #561 (2010) | #626 |
| 2020s | 2,729 | #605 (2022) | #646 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rosa in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 585 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.7% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 58,295 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 62.7% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,707Wilburt20
- #1,707Winslow20
- #1,707Woodson20
- #1,760Rosa19
- #1,760Abelardo19
- #1,760Afton19
- #1,760Alger19
- #1,822Abelino18
- #1,822Alf18
- #1,822Alfons18
Tied with 61 names at #1,760; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.