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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #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 2015

  • 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: #1,110 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,269 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #870 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,893 girlsMNIllinois: #984 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,853 girlsILWisconsin: #848 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,655 girlsWIMichigan: #626 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,245 girlsMINew York: #820 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,566 girlsNYMassachusetts: #830 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,056 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedRIOregon: #461 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,904 girlsORNevada: 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: #530 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsINOhio: #1,066 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,597 girlsOHPennsylvania: #821 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,799 girlsPANew Jersey: #1,056 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,194 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #441 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 2,256 girlsCAUtah: #310 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedCONebraska: #359 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsNEMissouri: #840 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,533 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDEArizona: #706 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,434 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,061 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,231 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #600 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,027 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #754 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,675 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #662 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,806 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedALGeorgia: #891 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,869 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedHITexas: #962 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 5,656 girlsTXFlorida: #989 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,141 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#310 · 1 in 1,272
  2. Nebraska#359 · 1 in 1,336
  3. California#441 · 1 in 2,256
  4. Oregon#461 · 1 in 1,904
  5. Indiana#530 · 1 in 2,552

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#310141 in 1,272
Nebraska#35961 in 1,336
California#441911 in 2,256
Oregon#46181 in 1,904
Indiana#530121 in 2,552
North Carolina#600151 in 3,027
Michigan#626131 in 3,245
Oklahoma#66261 in 2,806
Arizona#70691 in 3,434
South Carolina#75451 in 3,675
New York#820201 in 4,566
Pennsylvania#821111 in 4,799
Massachusetts#83051 in 5,056
Missouri#84061 in 4,533
Wisconsin#84851 in 4,655
Minnesota#87051 in 4,893
Georgia#891101 in 4,869
Texas#962301 in 5,656
Illinois#984101 in 5,853
Florida#989141 in 6,141
New Jersey#1,05661 in 6,194
Tennessee#1,06151 in 6,231
Ohio#1,06681 in 6,597
Washington#1,11051 in 6,269
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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 2015

girls
#775
365 births · 1 in 4,891 girls

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #775Rosie365
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 4,891 of them was named Rosie, which outranked 95.9% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosie
  1. #771Martha367
  2. #771Monserrat367
  3. #771Sky367
  4. #775Rosie365
  5. #776Scarlette364
  6. #777Aubrielle363
  7. #777Naya363
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. 1,984Alaia#2,648#664
  2. 1,835Meilani#2,781#946
  3. 1,733Aitana#2,648#915
  4. 1,387Aislinn#2,351#964
  5. 1,072Taya#2,049#977
Fallers
  1. 1,075Isis#703#1,778
  2. 502Annabell#923#1,425
  3. 500Anabel#911#1,411
  4. 344Cindy#711#1,055
  5. 334Anabella#529#863

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

See the top 100 for 2015