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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Texas#41 · 1 in 202
- South Carolina#85 · 1 in 364
- Arizona#109 · 1 in 423
- New Mexico#115 · 1 in 414
- Georgia#124 · 1 in 574
Best ever in a state: #4 in South Carolina, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #41 | 564 | 1 in 202 |
| South Carolina | #85 | 73 | 1 in 364 |
| Arizona | #109 | 34 | 1 in 423 |
| New Mexico | #115 | 29 | 1 in 414 |
| Georgia | #124 | 78 | 1 in 574 |
| North Carolina | #129 | 78 | 1 in 629 |
| Alabama | #153 | 45 | 1 in 787 |
| California | #156 | 238 | 1 in 699 |
| Virginia | #157 | 50 | 1 in 812 |
| Florida | #177 | 56 | 1 in 872 |
| Tennessee | #215 | 29 | 1 in 1,262 |
| New York | #216 | 140 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Illinois | #220 | 77 | 1 in 1,408 |
| Kentucky | #242 | 20 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Mississippi | #248 | 19 | 1 in 1,366 |
| New Jersey | #254 | 31 | 1 in 1,845 |
| West Virginia | #264 | 10 | 1 in 1,832 |
| Connecticut | #282 | 10 | 1 in 2,444 |
| Colorado | #290 | 11 | 1 in 1,719 |
| Louisiana | #301 | 22 | 1 in 1,802 |
| Arkansas | #319 | 8 | 1 in 2,226 |
| Oklahoma | #330 | 9 | 1 in 2,370 |
| Maryland | #335 | 11 | 1 in 2,772 |
| District of Columbia | #352 | 5 | 1 in 2,631 |
| Indiana | #369 | 14 | 1 in 3,576 |
| Washington | #382 | 10 | 1 in 2,853 |
| Massachusetts | #385 | 10 | 1 in 5,345 |
| Michigan | #390 | 23 | 1 in 3,918 |
| Missouri | #393 | 11 | 1 in 4,090 |
| Kansas | #409 | 6 | 1 in 3,627 |
| Pennsylvania | #447 | 21 | 1 in 5,446 |
| Ohio | #460 | 19 | 1 in 5,574 |
| Minnesota | #500 | 5 | 1 in 7,937 |
| Wisconsin | #520 | 5 | 1 in 8,886 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
| 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 1959
girls
#198
1,799 births · 1 in 1,125 girls
boys
#2,663
10 births · 1 in 213,452 boys
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,125 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Rosa
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 213,452 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 41.8% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).