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

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Peak · girls
1880 · 507 births
Debut · girls
507 births
In top 100 · girls
33 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
177,415
since 1880

Rosa over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #52, 1880girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#652441
2024#662442
2023#668441
2022#605494
2021#660451
2020#630460
2019#646450
2018#639466
2017#665443
2016#638466
2015#626456
2014#606480
2013#647437
2012#612469
2011#617469
2010#561518
2009#492626
2008#454696
2007#435742
2006#394813
2005#407776
2004#415737
2003#385787#6,71510
2002#340876#10,6675
2001#331938
2000#3151,005#10,3495
1999#314983#8,7046
1998#2761,125
1997#297967#9,2655
1996#292993#9,0155
1995#2711,008#5,9289
1994#2281,254#4,80312
1993#2201,257#8,7005
1992#2331,172#4,32713
1991#2411,150#4,76011
1990#2421,176#3,60716
1989#2421,138#4,01713
1988#260979#3,35015
1987#261970#3,95911
1986#264970#2,77918
1985#2521,011#2,94216
1984#255978#3,10714
1983#2361,047#3,07114
1982#2171,205#2,51819
1981#2131,226#2,89815
1980#2041,270#3,83810
1979#2271,152#3,81010
1978#2291,076#4,1578
1977#2291,090#4,1648
1976#2121,159#2,94613
1975#2021,208#4,3097
1974#2031,252#3,31810
1973#2051,260#3,22310
1972#2141,293#2,08019
1971#2211,377#3,14610
1970#2211,425#2,50914
1969#2161,439#2,30814
1968#2211,348#3,6736
1967#2211,327#2,47011
1966#2181,398#2,7849
1965#2261,408#2,61710
1964#2231,519#2,40912
1963#2221,510#2,67310
1962#2111,612#2,50411
1961#2091,649#2,9009
1960#1971,831#2,8719
1959#1981,799#2,66310
1958#1891,862#2,26513
1957#1812,080#1,95217
1956#1682,172#2,36112
1955#1682,049#2,55810
1954#1652,108#2,7439
1953#1612,022#1,95816
1952#1621,942#2,15313
1951#1601,956#2,36711
1950#1551,886#3,0217
1949#1551,924#1,75418
1948#1491,926#2,11513
1947#1671,801#2,25112
1946#1681,620#1,94914
1945#1471,576#2,7437
1944#1451,670#2,08012
1943#1541,681#1,98614
1942#1551,572#2,5239
1941#1541,477#1,82115
1940#1481,549#2,32210
1939#1511,494#1,95813
1938#1461,568#1,68917
1937#1521,440#1,68817
1936#1461,454#1,50520
1935#1371,600#1,83715
1934#1351,582#1,93214
1933#1321,645#1,33025
1932#1311,757#1,99514
1931#1381,633#2,00314
1930#1291,877#1,55922
1929#1291,887#1,48024
1928#1251,970#1,76019
1927#1242,109#2,03416
1926#1252,115#1,84618
1925#1252,230#2,08915
1924#1292,148#2,13215
1923#1292,050#2,02016
1922#1232,106#2,80110
1921#1311,977#2,05916
1920#1162,199#1,96617
1919#1102,189#1,88217
1918#1172,034#2,54311
1917#1211,829#2,9568
1916#1201,793#2,9268
1915#1161,793#2,45810
1914#1041,514#2,4578
1913#1011,366#2,2737
1912#941,305#2,0457
1911#911,022#1,5376
1910#821,131#1,4216
1909#87959
1908#86941
1907#82924
1906#81865#1,2535
1905#79922
1904#76903
1903#74911#1,0096
1902#75909
1901#75845#1,0585
1900#691,118#1,3105
1899#77765#9286
1898#75841
1897#74770
1896#74808#9007
1895#71832
1894#70780
1893#70790#1,0355
1892#68796#1,0665
1891#65729
1890#64770
1889#66707
1888#61832
1887#60659#9215
1886#59673
1885#58623
1884#58607
1883#60507
1882#57542
1881#53500
1880#52507
First appearance
1880

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 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNHWashington: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMNIllinois: #350 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,010 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedWIMichigan: #275 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,674 girlsMINew York: #313 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,595 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedSDIowa: #216 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,723 girlsIAIndiana: #254 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,384 girlsINOhio: #218 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsOHPennsylvania: #303 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,611 girlsPANew Jersey: #231 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #169 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 822 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #205 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsMOKentucky: #140 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 604 girlsKYWest Virginia: #91 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 374 girlsWVVirginia: #46 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 208 girlsVAMaryland: #160 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 951 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDEArizona: #111 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 385 girlsAZNew Mexico: #59 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 195 girlsNMKansas: #182 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsKSArkansas: #157 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 611 girlsARTennessee: #134 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 611 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #34 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 190 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #18 for girls · 201 births · 1 in 100 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #128 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 729 girlsDCOklahoma: #132 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 576 girlsOKLouisiana: #74 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 277 girlsLAMississippi: #125 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 484 girlsMSAlabama: #59 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 251 girlsALGeorgia: #31 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 164 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #42 for girls · 227 births · 1 in 240 girlsTXFlorida: #40 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 184 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#18 · 1 in 100
  2. Georgia#31 · 1 in 164
  3. North Carolina#34 · 1 in 190
  4. Florida#40 · 1 in 184
  5. Texas#42 · 1 in 240

Best ever in a state: #4 in South Carolina, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#182011 in 100
Georgia#311751 in 164
North Carolina#341811 in 190
Florida#40611 in 184
Texas#422271 in 240
Virginia#461091 in 208
Alabama#591091 in 251
New Mexico#59231 in 195
Louisiana#74691 in 277
West Virginia#91441 in 374
Arizona#11191 in 385
Mississippi#125421 in 484
District of Columbia#12851 in 729
Oklahoma#132381 in 576
Tennessee#134421 in 611
Kentucky#140431 in 604
Arkansas#157301 in 611
Maryland#160121 in 951
California#169401 in 822
Kansas#182121 in 1,070
Missouri#205211 in 1,249
Iowa#216101 in 1,723
Ohio#218231 in 1,868
Washington#23051 in 1,687
New Jersey#231111 in 2,193
Indiana#25491 in 2,384
Michigan#275131 in 2,674
Pennsylvania#303191 in 3,611
New York#313231 in 3,595
Illinois#350121 in 4,010
Alaska
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #52 (507 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1880–1912
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 179
  • Highest: 1 in 179 girls born in 1880 were named Rosa (0.56%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,645 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 11.7% of all girls named Rosa (20,791) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6,157#52 (1880)#58
1890s7,881#64 (1890)#71
1900s9,297#69 (1900)#78
1910s15,976#82 (1910)#106
1920s20,791#116 (1920)#126
1930s16,050#129 (1930)#140
1940s16,796#145 (1944)#154
1950s19,876#155 (1950)#171
1960s15,041#197 (1960)#216
1970s12,292#202 (1975)#216
1980s10,794#204 (1980)#240
1990s11,085#220 (1993)#261
2000s7,996#315 (2000)#397
2010s4,654#561 (2010)#626
2020s2,729#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 1933

girls
#132
1,645 births · 1 in 613 girls
boys
#1,330
25 births · 1 in 39,661 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #132Rosa1,645

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #1,330Rosa25
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 613 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #129Lucy1,747
  2. #130Mattie1,675
  3. #131Sue1,670
  4. #132Rosa1,645
  5. #133Gertrude1,619
  6. #134Diane1,603
  7. #134Minnie1,603
Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. 1,022Rheta#1,754#732
  2. 930Joellen#1,877#947
  3. 583Veola#1,568#985
  4. 483Sharlene#1,162#679
  5. 475Louetta#1,448#973
Fallers
  1. 395Golda#969#1,364
  2. 322Louis#940#1,262
  3. 298Bebe#899#1,197
  4. 291Clyde#998#1,289
  5. 291Mariam#998#1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 39,661 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 68.0% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #1,310Patricio26
  2. #1,310Valentino26
  3. #1,310Winton26
  4. #1,330Rosa25
  5. #1,330Algie25
  6. #1,330Alma25
  7. #1,330Anna25
  8. #1,361Alvaro24
  9. #1,361Arliss24
  10. #1,361Bedford24

Tied with 30 names at #1,330; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. 553Neville#1,548#995
  2. 401Cordell#1,286#885
  3. 381Hamilton#1,286#905
  4. 375Delano#677#302
  5. 313Jan#937#624
Fallers
  1. 568Hoover#793#1,361
  2. 541Porfirio#915#1,456
  3. 424Rosendo#937#1,361
  4. 381Alfonzo#821#1,202
  5. 368Hillard#862#1,230

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1933