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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #152 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 540 girlsAKMaine: #232 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,613 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNHWashington: #329 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,603 girlsWAIdaho: #242 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,254 girlsIDMontana: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,143 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #235 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,346 girlsNDMinnesota: #297 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,089 girlsMNIllinois: #410 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,561 girlsILWisconsin: #339 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,816 girlsWIMichigan: #412 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,700 girlsMINew York: #287 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 2,197 girlsNYMassachusetts: #311 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,321 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedRIOregon: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedSDIowa: #261 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,176 girlsIAIndiana: #350 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,606 girlsINOhio: #410 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,668 girlsOHPennsylvania: #314 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 3,047 girlsPANew Jersey: #316 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,242 girlsNJConnecticut: #292 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,943 girlsCTCalifornia: #261 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsCAUtah: #226 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,054 girlsUTColorado: #215 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsCONebraska: #306 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,410 girlsNEMissouri: #338 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,445 girlsMOKentucky: #457 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,591 girlsKYWest Virginia: #367 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,318 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedVAMaryland: #259 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedDEArizona: #173 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 718 girlsAZNew Mexico: #212 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 915 girlsNMKansas: #358 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,149 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #446 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,938 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedGAHawaii: #290 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsHITexas: #564 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,468 girlsTXFlorida: #642 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,599 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#152 · 1 in 540
  2. Arizona#173 · 1 in 718
  3. New Mexico#212 · 1 in 915
  4. Colorado#215 · 1 in 1,172
  5. Utah#226 · 1 in 1,054

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#15251 in 540
Arizona#173181 in 718
New Mexico#212121 in 915
Colorado#215161 in 1,172
Utah#226101 in 1,054
Montana#22761 in 1,143
Maine#23261 in 1,613
North Dakota#23551 in 1,346
Idaho#24251 in 1,254
Maryland#259151 in 1,965
California#261941 in 1,664
Iowa#261131 in 2,176
New York#287751 in 2,197
Hawaii#29051 in 1,257
Connecticut#29281 in 2,943
Minnesota#297121 in 3,089
Nebraska#30661 in 2,410
Oregon#30871 in 2,304
Massachusetts#311121 in 4,321
Pennsylvania#314381 in 3,047
New Jersey#316171 in 3,242
Washington#329111 in 2,603
Missouri#338131 in 3,445
Wisconsin#339111 in 3,816
Indiana#350141 in 3,606
Kansas#35871 in 3,149
West Virginia#36761 in 3,318
Illinois#410231 in 4,561
Ohio#410231 in 4,668
Michigan#412201 in 4,700
Louisiana#446101 in 3,938
Kentucky#45761 in 5,591
Texas#564211 in 5,468
Florida#64251 in 8,599
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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 1956

girls
#362
585 births · 1 in 3,432 girls

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #362Rosalie585
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 3,432 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 94.7% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosalie
  1. #359Alison592
  2. #360Harriet590
  3. #361Kathie587
  4. #362Rosalie585
  5. #363Janine578
  6. #364Bridget577
  7. #365Lorrie574
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →