Rosalie
#171 for girls in 2025, 1,797 births · Last seen for boys in 1957 at #3,993
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1938 · 3,758 births
- Debut · girls
- 39 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 84,049since 1880
Rosalie 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 | #171 | 1,797 | — | |
| 2024 | #177 | 1,705 | — | |
| 2023 | #182 | 1,645 | — | |
| 2022 | #176 | 1,692 | — | |
| 2021 | #185 | 1,595 | — | |
| 2020 | #198 | 1,473 | — | |
| 2019 | #208 | 1,467 | — | |
| 2018 | #209 | 1,470 | — | |
| 2017 | #236 | 1,351 | — | |
| 2016 | #252 | 1,252 | — | |
| 2015 | #266 | 1,194 | — | |
| 2014 | #310 | 1,060 | — | |
| 2013 | #347 | 937 | — | |
| 2012 | #405 | 771 | — | |
| 2011 | #544 | 535 | — | |
| 2010 | #589 | 498 | — | |
| 2009 | #831 | 337 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,431 | 165 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,672 | 132 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,403 | 161 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,444 | 147 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,488 | 135 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,446 | 136 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,351 | 143 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,411 | 134 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,412 | 131 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,293 | 142 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,405 | 122 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,281 | 137 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,393 | 119 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,370 | 120 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,170 | 151 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,211 | 143 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,174 | 149 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,097 | 164 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,104 | 158 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,023 | 167 | — | |
| 1988 | #940 | 179 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,058 | 145 | — | |
| 1986 | #987 | 159 | — | |
| 1985 | #963 | 160 | — | |
| 1984 | #890 | 168 | — | |
| 1983 | #954 | 154 | — | |
| 1982 | #815 | 194 | — | |
| 1981 | #846 | 184 | — | |
| 1980 | #921 | 162 | — | |
| 1979 | #836 | 186 | — | |
| 1978 | #876 | 167 | — | |
| 1977 | #918 | 153 | — | |
| 1976 | #811 | 171 | — | |
| 1975 | #886 | 150 | — | |
| 1974 | #811 | 166 | — | |
| 1973 | #778 | 172 | — | |
| 1972 | #818 | 162 | — | |
| 1971 | #809 | 172 | — | |
| 1970 | #784 | 180 | — | |
| 1969 | #679 | 214 | — | |
| 1968 | #655 | 220 | — | |
| 1967 | #609 | 244 | — | |
| 1966 | #551 | 296 | — | |
| 1965 | #534 | 317 | — | |
| 1964 | #489 | 393 | — | |
| 1963 | #450 | 460 | — | |
| 1962 | #442 | 471 | — | |
| 1961 | #436 | 509 | — | |
| 1960 | #428 | 521 | — | |
| 1959 | #402 | 545 | — | |
| 1958 | #394 | 541 | — | |
| 1957 | #383 | 563 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #362 | 585 | — | |
| 1955 | #342 | 626 | — | |
| 1954 | #327 | 674 | — | |
| 1953 | #300 | 748 | — | |
| 1952 | #293 | 764 | — | |
| 1951 | #264 | 870 | — | |
| 1950 | #259 | 874 | — | |
| 1949 | #239 | 975 | — | |
| 1948 | #219 | 1,116 | — | |
| 1947 | #226 | 1,078 | — | |
| 1946 | #211 | 1,128 | — | |
| 1945 | #203 | 975 | — | |
| 1944 | #190 | 1,098 | — | |
| 1943 | #167 | 1,425 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #158 | 1,544 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #152 | 1,513 | — | |
| 1940 | #139 | 1,735 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #114 | 2,162 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #66 | 3,758 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #179 | 1,116 | #2,332 | 10 |
| 1936 | #200 | 845 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #218 | 778 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #198 | 901 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #183 | 927 | — | |
| 1932 | #173 | 1,104 | — | |
| 1931 | #181 | 1,002 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #175 | 1,120 | — | |
| 1929 | #175 | 1,158 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #170 | 1,236 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #177 | 1,176 | — | |
| 1926 | #180 | 1,159 | — | |
| 1925 | #191 | 1,092 | — | |
| 1924 | #189 | 1,153 | — | |
| 1923 | #188 | 1,160 | — | |
| 1922 | #191 | 1,104 | — | |
| 1921 | #193 | 1,074 | — | |
| 1920 | #200 | 984 | — | |
| 1919 | #204 | 910 | — | |
| 1918 | #210 | 890 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #213 | 809 | — | |
| 1916 | #216 | 787 | — | |
| 1915 | #197 | 840 | — | |
| 1914 | #215 | 584 | — | |
| 1913 | #224 | 462 | — | |
| 1912 | #214 | 433 | — | |
| 1911 | #225 | 309 | — | |
| 1910 | #227 | 281 | — | |
| 1909 | #255 | 197 | — | |
| 1908 | #264 | 180 | — | |
| 1907 | #254 | 184 | — | |
| 1906 | #255 | 164 | — | |
| 1905 | #266 | 152 | — | |
| 1904 | #234 | 173 | — | |
| 1903 | #276 | 127 | — | |
| 1902 | #246 | 155 | — | |
| 1901 | #273 | 118 | — | |
| 1900 | #300 | 121 | — | |
| 1899 | #289 | 103 | — | |
| 1898 | #312 | 101 | — | |
| 1897 | #281 | 102 | — | |
| 1896 | #299 | 95 | — | |
| 1895 | #314 | 86 | — | |
| 1894 | #307 | 81 | — | |
| 1893 | #291 | 86 | — | |
| 1892 | #295 | 84 | — | |
| 1891 | #296 | 71 | — | |
| 1890 | #337 | 57 | — | |
| 1889 | #321 | 58 | — | |
| 1888 | #296 | 63 | — | |
| 1887 | #283 | 57 | — | |
| 1886 | #294 | 49 | — | |
| 1885 | #283 | 49 | — | |
| 1884 | #268 | 53 | — | |
| 1883 | #386 | 23 | — | |
| 1882 | #278 | 40 | — | |
| 1881 | #312 | 26 | — | |
| 1880 | #250 | 39 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rosalie was already there! It came in at #250, and was given to 39 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 24 girls a year got the name.
Where Rosalie is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Maryland#111 · 1 in 550
- Louisiana#116 · 1 in 482
- Hawaii#123 · 1 in 385
- New Mexico#124 · 1 in 467
- South Carolina#124 · 1 in 572
Best ever in a state: #25 in Maryland, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #111 | 25 | 1 in 550 |
| Louisiana | #116 | 43 | 1 in 482 |
| Hawaii | #123 | 7 | 1 in 385 |
| New Mexico | #124 | 8 | 1 in 467 |
| South Carolina | #124 | 38 | 1 in 572 |
| New Jersey | #145 | 41 | 1 in 772 |
| Illinois | #150 | 74 | 1 in 838 |
| Connecticut | #151 | 18 | 1 in 816 |
| Massachusetts | #156 | 36 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Florida | #159 | 14 | 1 in 698 |
| California | #160 | 28 | 1 in 823 |
| Michigan | #164 | 38 | 1 in 964 |
| Virginia | #164 | 29 | 1 in 936 |
| Oregon | #165 | 6 | 1 in 897 |
| Ohio | #183 | 43 | 1 in 1,268 |
| Montana | #185 | 6 | 1 in 1,070 |
| New York | #187 | 82 | 1 in 1,234 |
| Indiana | #189 | 20 | 1 in 1,298 |
| Pennsylvania | #190 | 65 | 1 in 1,532 |
| Missouri | #191 | 28 | 1 in 1,098 |
| Kansas | #203 | 14 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Wisconsin | #207 | 15 | 1 in 1,666 |
| Mississippi | #222 | 16 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Georgia | #225 | 24 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Minnesota | #250 | 12 | 1 in 1,877 |
| North Carolina | #256 | 18 | 1 in 1,884 |
| Texas | #257 | 40 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Alabama | #266 | 15 | 1 in 1,784 |
| West Virginia | #273 | 9 | 1 in 1,952 |
| Iowa | #274 | 10 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Oklahoma | #305 | 12 | 1 in 1,945 |
| Nebraska | #316 | 5 | 1 in 2,513 |
| Kentucky | #335 | 10 | 1 in 2,703 |
| Tennessee | #390 | 7 | 1 in 3,673 |
| Arkansas | #394 | 7 | 1 in 2,786 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| 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 Rosalie
- 6 spots since 2024 (#177 → #171)
- 27 spots since 2020 (#198 → #171)
- 95 spots since 2015 (#266 → #171)
- Biggest jump: 600 spots in 2009 (#1,431 → #831)
- Biggest drop: 139 spots in 1983 (#815 → #954)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1938 at #66 (3,758 births)
- Births halved by 1940, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1938
- Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1880–1986
- Highest: 1 in 294 girls born in 1938 were named Rosalie (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 894 girls born in 2025 (0.11%)
- 16.3% of all girls named Rosalie (13,713) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #66 (1938) → #1,672 (2007) → #171 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 457 | #250 (1880) | #297 |
| 1890s | 866 | #281 (1897) | #302 |
| 1900s | 1,571 | #234 (1904) | #262 |
| 1910s | 6,305 | #197 (1915) | #215 |
| 1920s | 11,296 | #170 (1928) | #185 |
| 1930s | 13,713 | #66 (1938) | #169 |
| 1940s | 12,587 | #139 (1940) | #190 |
| 1950s | 6,790 | #259 (1950) | #333 |
| 1960s | 3,645 | #428 (1960) | #527 |
| 1970s | 1,679 | #778 (1973) | #833 |
| 1980s | 1,672 | #815 (1982) | #940 |
| 1990s | 1,405 | #1,097 (1991) | #1,250 |
| 2000s | 1,621 | #831 (2009) | #1,389 |
| 2010s | 10,535 | #208 (2019) | #337 |
| 2020s | 9,907 | #171 (2025) | #182 |
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.
Rosalie in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,301 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 96.2% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #207Effie919
- #208Susan912
- #209Lela896
- #210Rosalie890
- #210Johnnie890
- #212Iva889
- #213Isabelle886
- #214Addie881
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 202,696 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 13.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 634 names at #4,179; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.