Rosie

#283 for girls in 2025, 1,088 births · Last seen for boys in 1963 at #3,646
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1910 · 736 births
Debut · girls
106 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
85,556
since 1880

Rosie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rosie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #114, 1910girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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#2831,088
2024#310992
2023#392785
2022#423747
2021#456686
2020#469652
2019#563545
2018#618486
2017#678433
2016#719396
2015#775365
2014#844327
2013#860300
2012#1,096225
2011#1,598135
2010#1,649129
2009#1,584142
2008#1,597142
2007#1,689130
2006#1,672126
2005#1,704116
2004#1,781107
2003#1,720110
2002#1,500126
2001#1,660109
2000#1,730101
1999#1,560108
1998#1,219150
1997#1,204150
1996#1,314130
1995#1,279131
1994#1,444110
1993#1,372120
1992#1,381119
1991#1,395115
1990#1,110157
1989#1,259125
1988#1,239120
1987#1,363100
1986#1,187119
1985#1,178120
1984#1,035137
1983#1,060131
1982#950156
1981#927162
1980#959154
1979#912162
1978#898160
1977#835179
1976#832166
1975#821166
1974#859152
1973#662225
1972#653234
1971#632262
1970#646255
1969#576294
1968#562289
1967#514340
1966#479381
1965#436470
1964#418541
1963#397582#3,6466
1962#383599#3,3057
1961#368679
1960#353745#2,8719
1959#335807
1958#294917#3,9445
1957#285983#3,0248
1956#2691,013#3,9425
1955#2651,024
1954#2501,072
1953#257999#3,1437
1952#2471,004
1951#2331,088
1950#2291,105#2,5809
1949#2161,212
1948#2151,151#3,0107
1947#2141,209
1946#2051,183#2,5349
1945#1861,095#2,9966
1944#1931,090#2,6338
1943#1931,127#1,91015
1942#1891,110#2,04213
1941#1771,107#1,90314
1940#1741,119#1,47121
1939#1711,160#2,15911
1938#1701,194#2,8687
1937#1781,121#2,4799
1936#1731,111#1,72316
1935#1661,188#1,70817
1934#1601,240#1,78316
1933#1551,180#2,09312
1932#1521,314#1,84816
1931#1551,207#2,47110
1930#1531,345#2,29312
1929#1541,366#1,61121
1928#1561,385#2,27013
1927#1521,560#1,69221
1926#1561,492#2,18614
1925#1561,516#3,1558
1924#1631,482#3,5057
1923#1661,395#2,22414
1922#1651,385#4,3075
1921#1701,313#2,9869
1920#1621,396#3,4897
1919#1581,398#3,7366
1918#1741,190#2,26013
1917#1791,099#3,5456
1916#1811,030#3,8975
1915#174975#1,70717
1914#153957#1,97511
1913#156744#2,0928
1912#138793
1911#131643
1910#114736
1909#119604
1908#139502
1907#132511#1,3455
1906#127497
1905#127500
1904#127468
1903#132423
1902#134417
1901#148330
1900#116576
1899#140332
1898#153330
1897#141339
1896#150314
1895#141322#1,0795
1894#152288
1893#162242
1892#156249
1891#136264
1890#150238
1889#142239
1888#150211
1887#152162
1886#175133
1885#154142
1884#140152
1883#155115
1882#129140
1881#15885
1880#141106
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Rosie was already there! It came in at #141, and was given to 106 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.

Where Rosie is popular in 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedIDMontana: #137 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 567 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #272 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,526 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #412 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,117 girlsMINew York: #440 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,342 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #302 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,253 girlsINOhio: #264 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,688 girlsOHPennsylvania: #470 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,279 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #94 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 423 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedUTColorado: #141 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 605 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #163 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 790 girlsMOKentucky: #165 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 781 girlsKYWest Virginia: #203 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsWVVirginia: #186 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsVAMaryland: #134 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 810 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDEArizona: #28 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 145 girlsAZNew Mexico: #52 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 197 girlsNMKansas: #174 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 943 girlsKSArkansas: #40 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 195 girlsARTennessee: #97 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 418 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #182 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 992 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #201 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #143 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 666 girlsOKLouisiana: #81 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 318 girlsLAMississippi: #10 for girls · 248 births · 1 in 89 girlsMSAlabama: #41 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 185 girlsALGeorgia: #112 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 473 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedHITexas: #97 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 439 girlsTXFlorida: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,452 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#10 · 1 in 89
  2. Arizona#28 · 1 in 145
  3. Arkansas#40 · 1 in 195
  4. Alabama#41 · 1 in 185
  5. New Mexico#52 · 1 in 197

Best ever in a state: #5 in Mississippi, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#102481 in 89
Arizona#28261 in 145
Arkansas#40961 in 195
Alabama#411621 in 185
New Mexico#52241 in 197
Louisiana#81661 in 318
California#94811 in 423
Tennessee#97651 in 418
Texas#971281 in 439
Georgia#112651 in 473
Maryland#134151 in 810
Montana#13761 in 567
Colorado#141131 in 605
Oklahoma#143331 in 666
Missouri#163351 in 790
Kentucky#165351 in 781
Kansas#174141 in 943
North Carolina#182371 in 992
Virginia#186231 in 1,066
South Carolina#201171 in 1,227
West Virginia#203151 in 1,170
Ohio#264171 in 2,688
Illinois#272201 in 2,526
Indiana#30271 in 3,253
Florida#33351 in 2,452
Michigan#41261 in 6,117
New York#440121 in 7,342
Pennsylvania#47081 in 9,279
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
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 Rosie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 27 spots since 2024 (#310#283)
  • 186 spots since 2020 (#469#283)
  • 492 spots since 2015 (#775#283)
  • Biggest jump: 236 spots in 2013 (#1,096#860)
  • Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1974 (#662#859)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #114 (736 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 57 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 116 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1982
Share of babies · girls
1 in 520
  • Highest: 1 in 520 girls born in 1900 were named Rosie (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,477 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
  • Its best rank, #114 in 1910, was only 1 in 539 (0.19%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 16.7% of all girls named Rosie (14,290) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #114 (1910) → #1,781 (2004) → #283 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,485#129 (1882)#150
1890s2,918#136 (1891)#148
1900s4,828#116 (1900)#130
1910s9,565#114 (1910)#156
1920s14,290#152 (1927)#160
1930s12,060#152 (1932)#163
1940s11,403#174 (1940)#196
1950s10,012#229 (1950)#266
1960s4,920#353 (1960)#449
1970s1,961#632 (1971)#775
1980s1,324#927 (1981)#1,116
1990s1,290#1,110 (1990)#1,328
2000s1,209#1,500 (2002)#1,664
2010s3,341#563 (2019)#940
2020s4,950#283 (2025)#389

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.

Rosie in 1932

girls
#152
1,314 births · 1 in 812 girls
boys
#1,848
16 births · 1 in 65,260 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #152Rosie1,314

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #1,848Rosie16
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 812 of them was named Rosie, which outranked 97.0% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosie
  1. #149Harriet1,351
  2. #150Stella1,340
  3. #151Carole1,317
  4. #152Rosie1,314
  5. #153Connie1,304
  6. #154Alberta1,285
  7. #155Lena1,255
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. 963Dian#1,876#913
  2. 519Carleen#1,394#875
  3. 357Jimmy#1,336#979
  4. 347Letty#1,287#940
  5. 340Letitia#1,148#808
Fallers
  1. 350Blossom#970#1,320
  2. 332Luetta#844#1,176
  3. 305Roy#887#1,192
  4. 289Sofia#887#1,176
  5. 282Joretta#463#745

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

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 65,260 of them was named Rosie, which outranked 56.9% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosie
  1. #1,777Wheeler17
  2. #1,777Wilhelm17
  3. #1,777Zachary17
  4. #1,848Rosie16
  5. #1,848Alberta16
  6. #1,848Aloys16
  7. #1,848Ammon16
  8. #1,922Adell15
  9. #1,922Adron15
  10. #1,922Apolonio15

Tied with 73 names at #1,848; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. 2,418Delano#3,095#677
  2. 969Garner#1,643#674
  3. 868Ronny#1,770#902
  4. 713Darryl#1,693#980
  5. 609Marc#1,589#980
Fallers
  1. 467Jones#959#1,426
  2. 455Hamilton#831#1,286
  3. 393Hyman#697#1,090
  4. 373Davey#983#1,356
  5. 341Hayes#983#1,324

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

See the top 100 for 1932