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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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 1943

  • 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: #366 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,712 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: #272 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedWIMichigan: #426 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,262 girlsMINew York: #345 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,947 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: #311 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,456 girlsIAIndiana: #284 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,958 girlsINOhio: #290 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,952 girlsOHPennsylvania: #415 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,440 girlsPANew Jersey: #278 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,013 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #198 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedCONebraska: #250 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,033 girlsNEMissouri: #244 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,936 girlsMOKentucky: #124 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 658 girlsKYWest Virginia: #106 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 573 girlsWVVirginia: #63 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 300 girlsVAMaryland: #174 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDEArizona: #144 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 542 girlsAZNew Mexico: #97 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 341 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedKSArkansas: #208 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsARTennessee: #154 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 823 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #57 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 280 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #22 for girls · 209 births · 1 in 119 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #194 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,205 girlsDCOklahoma: #139 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 791 girlsOKLouisiana: #95 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 382 girlsLAMississippi: #151 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 627 girlsMSAlabama: #100 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 453 girlsALGeorgia: #35 for girls · 186 births · 1 in 196 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #45 for girls · 308 births · 1 in 241 girlsTXFlorida: #60 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 285 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#22 · 1 in 119
  2. Georgia#35 · 1 in 196
  3. Texas#45 · 1 in 241
  4. North Carolina#57 · 1 in 280
  5. Florida#60 · 1 in 285

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#222091 in 119
Georgia#351861 in 196
Texas#453081 in 241
North Carolina#571541 in 280
Florida#60731 in 285
Virginia#631011 in 300
Louisiana#95721 in 382
New Mexico#97181 in 341
Alabama#100751 in 453
West Virginia#106341 in 573
Kentucky#124441 in 658
Oklahoma#139271 in 791
Arizona#144121 in 542
Mississippi#151401 in 627
Tennessee#154391 in 823
Maryland#174181 in 1,048
District of Columbia#19481 in 1,205
California#198591 in 1,322
Arkansas#208191 in 1,094
Missouri#244171 in 1,936
Nebraska#25051 in 2,033
Illinois#272271 in 2,596
New Jersey#278121 in 3,013
Indiana#284111 in 2,958
Ohio#290221 in 2,952
Iowa#31161 in 3,456
New York#345291 in 3,947
Washington#36651 in 3,712
Pennsylvania#415141 in 6,440
Michigan#42691 in 6,262
Alaska
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
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 1943

girls
#154
1,681 births · 1 in 830 girls
boys
#1,986
14 births · 1 in 101,950 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #154Rosa1,681

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #1,986Rosa14
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 830 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.1% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #151Esther1,758
  2. #152Beatrice1,756
  3. #153Maxine1,754
  4. #154Rosa1,681
  5. #155Ella1,664
  6. #156Julie1,624
  7. #157Joy1,610
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 878Tana#1,559#681
  2. 754Rozanne#1,706#952
  3. 722Cheryle#1,592#870
  4. 596Tena#1,592#996
  5. 525Alexis#1,349#824
Fallers
  1. 594Florida#997#1,591
  2. 467Jerilynn#581#1,048
  3. 364Lorelei#864#1,228
  4. 308Kaaren#536#844
  5. 305Erna#864#1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 101,950 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 50.8% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #1,910Tobias15
  2. #1,910Trevor15
  3. #1,910Victory15
  4. #1,986Rosa14
  5. #1,986Alwin14
  6. #1,986Ardie14
  7. #1,986Asher14
  8. #2,074Amedeo13
  9. #2,074Anna13
  10. #2,074Aubery13

Tied with 87 names at #1,986; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 514Derek#1,228#714
  2. 465Armond#1,421#956
  3. 368Les#1,214#846
  4. 347Aron#1,244#897
  5. 321Edsel#1,167#846
Fallers
  1. 500Humberto#780#1,280
  2. 352Chauncey#928#1,280
  3. 352Clearence#991#1,343
  4. 344Macarthur#512#856
  5. 325Reyes#933#1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943