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

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Peak · girls
1938 · 3,758 births
Debut · girls
39 births
In top 100 · girls
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · girls
84,049
since 1880

Rosalie over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #66, 1938girls
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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#1711,797—
2024#1771,705—
2023#1821,645—
2022#1761,692—
2021#1851,595—
2020#1981,473—
2019#2081,467—
2018#2091,470—
2017#2361,351—
2016#2521,252—
2015#2661,194—
2014#3101,060—
2013#347937—
2012#405771—
2011#544535—
2010#589498—
2009#831337—
2008#1,431165—
2007#1,672132—
2006#1,403161—
2005#1,444147—
2004#1,488135—
2003#1,446136—
2002#1,351143—
2001#1,411134—
2000#1,412131—
1999#1,293142—
1998#1,405122—
1997#1,281137—
1996#1,393119—
1995#1,370120—
1994#1,170151—
1993#1,211143—
1992#1,174149—
1991#1,097164—
1990#1,104158—
1989#1,023167—
1988#940179—
1987#1,058145—
1986#987159—
1985#963160—
1984#890168—
1983#954154—
1982#815194—
1981#846184—
1980#921162—
1979#836186—
1978#876167—
1977#918153—
1976#811171—
1975#886150—
1974#811166—
1973#778172—
1972#818162—
1971#809172—
1970#784180—
1969#679214—
1968#655220—
1967#609244—
1966#551296—
1965#534317—
1964#489393—
1963#450460—
1962#442471—
1961#436509—
1960#428521—
1959#402545—
1958#394541—
1957#383563#3,9935
1956#362585—
1955#342626—
1954#327674—
1953#300748—
1952#293764—
1951#264870—
1950#259874—
1949#239975—
1948#2191,116—
1947#2261,078—
1946#2111,128—
1945#203975—
1944#1901,098—
1943#1671,425#3,2316
1942#1581,544#2,9407
1941#1521,513—
1940#1391,735#2,17911
1939#1142,162#2,8297
1938#663,758#2,08412
1937#1791,116#2,33210
1936#200845#3,5495
1935#218778#3,6455
1934#198901#3,2776
1933#183927—
1932#1731,104—
1931#1811,002#3,7635
1930#1751,120—
1929#1751,158#3,5596
1928#1701,236#3,6976
1927#1771,176—
1926#1801,159—
1925#1911,092—
1924#1891,153—
1923#1881,160—
1922#1911,104—
1921#1931,074—
1920#200984—
1919#204910—
1918#210890#4,1795
1917#213809—
1916#216787—
1915#197840—
1914#215584—
1913#224462—
1912#214433—
1911#225309—
1910#227281—
1909#255197—
1908#264180—
1907#254184—
1906#255164—
1905#266152—
1904#234173—
1903#276127—
1902#246155—
1901#273118—
1900#300121—
1899#289103—
1898#312101—
1897#281102—
1896#29995—
1895#31486—
1894#30781—
1893#29186—
1892#29584—
1891#29671—
1890#33757—
1889#32158—
1888#29663—
1887#28357—
1886#29449—
1885#28349—
1884#26853—
1883#38623—
1882#27840—
1881#31226—
1880#25039—
First appearance
1880

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 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedAKMaine: #222 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,370 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNHWashington: #144 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 820 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #186 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,363 girlsMNIllinois: #132 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 649 girlsILWisconsin: #199 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsWIMichigan: #190 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,370 girlsMINew York: #139 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 738 girlsNYMassachusetts: #137 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 770 girlsMARhode Island: #134 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 637 girlsRIOregon: #137 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 651 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #99 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 338 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedSDIowa: #209 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsIAIndiana: #141 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 798 girlsINOhio: #190 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsOHPennsylvania: #189 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,467 girlsPANew Jersey: #147 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 884 girlsNJConnecticut: #184 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsCTCalifornia: #110 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 468 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedUTColorado: #148 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 705 girlsCONebraska: #281 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsNEMissouri: #147 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 728 girlsMOKentucky: #389 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,755 girlsKYWest Virginia: #115 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 536 girlsWVVirginia: #209 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsVAMaryland: #120 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 595 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedDEArizona: #132 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 451 girlsAZNew Mexico: #177 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 711 girlsNMKansas: #163 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 816 girlsKSArkansas: #497 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,136 girlsARTennessee: #340 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,820 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #195 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #161 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 801 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #227 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsOKLouisiana: #124 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 515 girlsLAMississippi: #233 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,329 girlsMSAlabama: #276 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsALGeorgia: #247 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedHITexas: #241 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsTXFlorida: #220 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,165 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#99 · 1 in 338
  2. California#110 · 1 in 468
  3. West Virginia#115 · 1 in 536
  4. Maryland#120 · 1 in 595
  5. Louisiana#124 · 1 in 515

Best ever in a state: #25 in Maryland, 1938.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#9951 in 338
California#110661 in 468
West Virginia#115371 in 536
Maryland#120241 in 595
Louisiana#124461 in 515
Arizona#13271 in 451
Illinois#132901 in 649
Rhode Island#13491 in 637
Massachusetts#137461 in 770
Oregon#13791 in 651
New York#1391341 in 738
Indiana#141331 in 798
Washington#144121 in 820
Missouri#147421 in 728
New Jersey#147351 in 884
Colorado#148131 in 705
South Carolina#161311 in 801
Kansas#163201 in 816
New Mexico#17761 in 711
Connecticut#18491 in 1,426
Minnesota#186171 in 1,363
Pennsylvania#189651 in 1,467
Michigan#190271 in 1,370
Ohio#190361 in 1,515
North Carolina#195321 in 1,207
Wisconsin#199171 in 1,448
Iowa#209151 in 1,459
Virginia#209201 in 1,443
Florida#220101 in 1,165
Maine#22251 in 1,370
Oklahoma#227201 in 1,252
Mississippi#233171 in 1,329
Texas#241531 in 1,112
Georgia#247201 in 1,868
Alabama#276171 in 1,844
Nebraska#28161 in 2,064
Tennessee#340101 in 2,820
Kentucky#38981 in 3,755
Arkansas#49751 in 4,136
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
58 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1938 at #66 (3,758 births)
  • Births halved by 1940, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1938
  • Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1880–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 294
  • Highest: 1 in 294 girls born in 1938 were named Rosalie (0.34%)
  • Latest: 1 in 894 girls born in 2025 (0.11%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s457#250 (1880)#297
1890s866#281 (1897)#302
1900s1,571#234 (1904)#262
1910s6,305#197 (1915)#215
1920s11,296#170 (1928)#185
1930s13,713#66 (1938)#169
1940s12,587#139 (1940)#190
1950s6,790#259 (1950)#333
1960s3,645#428 (1960)#527
1970s1,679#778 (1973)#833
1980s1,672#815 (1982)#940
1990s1,405#1,097 (1991)#1,250
2000s1,621#831 (2009)#1,389
2010s10,535#208 (2019)#337
2020s9,907#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 1922

girls
#191
1,104 births · 1 in 1,088 girls

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #191Rosalie1,104
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 1,088 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosalie
  1. #188Nina1,131
  2. #189Lucile1,130
  3. #190Billie1,105
  4. #191Rosalie1,104
  5. #192Lottie1,090
  6. #193Adeline1,085
  7. #194Katie1,051
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

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

See the top 100 for 1922 →