Rosa

#652 for girls in 2025, 441 births · Last seen for boys in 2003 at #6,715
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1880 · 507 births
Debut · girls
507 births
In top 100 · girls
33 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
177,415
since 1880

Rosa over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #52, 1880girls
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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#652441—
2024#662442—
2023#668441—
2022#605494—
2021#660451—
2020#630460—
2019#646450—
2018#639466—
2017#665443—
2016#638466—
2015#626456—
2014#606480—
2013#647437—
2012#612469—
2011#617469—
2010#561518—
2009#492626—
2008#454696—
2007#435742—
2006#394813—
2005#407776—
2004#415737—
2003#385787#6,71510
2002#340876#10,6675
2001#331938—
2000#3151,005#10,3495
1999#314983#8,7046
1998#2761,125—
1997#297967#9,2655
1996#292993#9,0155
1995#2711,008#5,9289
1994#2281,254#4,80312
1993#2201,257#8,7005
1992#2331,172#4,32713
1991#2411,150#4,76011
1990#2421,176#3,60716
1989#2421,138#4,01713
1988#260979#3,35015
1987#261970#3,95911
1986#264970#2,77918
1985#2521,011#2,94216
1984#255978#3,10714
1983#2361,047#3,07114
1982#2171,205#2,51819
1981#2131,226#2,89815
1980#2041,270#3,83810
1979#2271,152#3,81010
1978#2291,076#4,1578
1977#2291,090#4,1648
1976#2121,159#2,94613
1975#2021,208#4,3097
1974#2031,252#3,31810
1973#2051,260#3,22310
1972#2141,293#2,08019
1971#2211,377#3,14610
1970#2211,425#2,50914
1969#2161,439#2,30814
1968#2211,348#3,6736
1967#2211,327#2,47011
1966#2181,398#2,7849
1965#2261,408#2,61710
1964#2231,519#2,40912
1963#2221,510#2,67310
1962#2111,612#2,50411
1961#2091,649#2,9009
1960#1971,831#2,8719
1959#1981,799#2,66310
1958#1891,862#2,26513
1957#1812,080#1,95217
1956#1682,172#2,36112
1955#1682,049#2,55810
1954#1652,108#2,7439
1953#1612,022#1,95816
1952#1621,942#2,15313
1951#1601,956#2,36711
1950#1551,886#3,0217
1949#1551,924#1,75418
1948#1491,926#2,11513
1947#1671,801#2,25112
1946#1681,620#1,94914
1945#1471,576#2,7437
1944#1451,670#2,08012
1943#1541,681#1,98614
1942#1551,572#2,5239
1941#1541,477#1,82115
1940#1481,549#2,32210
1939#1511,494#1,95813
1938#1461,568#1,68917
1937#1521,440#1,68817
1936#1461,454#1,50520
1935#1371,600#1,83715
1934#1351,582#1,93214
1933#1321,645#1,33025
1932#1311,757#1,99514
1931#1381,633#2,00314
1930#1291,877#1,55922
1929#1291,887#1,48024
1928#1251,970#1,76019
1927#1242,109#2,03416
1926#1252,115#1,84618
1925#1252,230#2,08915
1924#1292,148#2,13215
1923#1292,050#2,02016
1922#1232,106#2,80110
1921#1311,977#2,05916
1920#1162,199#1,96617
1919#1102,189#1,88217
1918#1172,034#2,54311
1917#1211,829#2,9568
1916#1201,793#2,9268
1915#1161,793#2,45810
1914#1041,514#2,4578
1913#1011,366#2,2737
1912#941,305#2,0457
1911#911,022#1,5376
1910#821,131#1,4216
1909#87959—
1908#86941—
1907#82924—
1906#81865#1,2535
1905#79922—
1904#76903—
1903#74911#1,0096
1902#75909—
1901#75845#1,0585
1900#691,118#1,3105
1899#77765#9286
1898#75841—
1897#74770—
1896#74808#9007
1895#71832—
1894#70780—
1893#70790#1,0355
1892#68796#1,0665
1891#65729—
1890#64770—
1889#66707—
1888#61832—
1887#60659#9215
1886#59673—
1885#58623—
1884#58607—
1883#60507—
1882#57542—
1881#53500—
1880#52507—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Rosa was already there! It came in at #52, and was given to 507 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2009–2025, when fewer than 630 girls a year got the name.

Where Rosa is popular in 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNHWashington: #230 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,756 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMNIllinois: #252 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,445 girlsILWisconsin: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,198 girlsWIMichigan: #345 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,370 girlsMINew York: #303 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,364 girlsNYMassachusetts: #219 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,311 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedSDIowa: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,566 girlsIAIndiana: #182 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsINOhio: #260 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,475 girlsOHPennsylvania: #327 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,786 girlsPANew Jersey: #244 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,891 girlsNJConnecticut: #222 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,303 girlsCTCalifornia: #205 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,270 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedUTColorado: #206 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsCONebraska: #288 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,167 girlsNEMissouri: #160 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 872 girlsMOKentucky: #123 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 544 girlsKYWest Virginia: #115 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 535 girlsWVVirginia: #43 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 187 girlsVAMaryland: #129 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 688 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDEArizona: #117 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 392 girlsAZNew Mexico: #77 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 286 girlsNMKansas: #173 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 924 girlsKSArkansas: #139 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 582 girlsARTennessee: #126 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 536 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #39 for girls · 218 births · 1 in 179 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #25 for girls · 198 births · 1 in 123 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #89 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 370 girlsDCOklahoma: #158 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 731 girlsOKLouisiana: #64 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 232 girlsLAMississippi: #82 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 312 girlsMSAlabama: #63 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 236 girlsALGeorgia: #30 for girls · 266 births · 1 in 137 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #59 for girls · 210 births · 1 in 280 girlsTXFlorida: #51 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 199 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#25 · 1 in 123
  2. Georgia#30 · 1 in 137
  3. North Carolina#39 · 1 in 179
  4. Virginia#43 · 1 in 187
  5. Florida#51 · 1 in 199

Best ever in a state: #4 in South Carolina, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#251981 in 123
Georgia#302661 in 137
North Carolina#392181 in 179
Virginia#431591 in 187
Florida#51571 in 199
Texas#592101 in 280
Alabama#631301 in 236
Louisiana#641011 in 232
New Mexico#77151 in 286
Mississippi#82691 in 312
District of Columbia#8991 in 370
West Virginia#115381 in 535
Arizona#11791 in 392
Kentucky#123581 in 544
Tennessee#126531 in 536
Maryland#129221 in 688
Arkansas#139361 in 582
Oklahoma#158361 in 731
Missouri#160371 in 872
Kansas#173191 in 924
Indiana#182221 in 1,255
California#205241 in 1,270
Colorado#20681 in 1,168
Massachusetts#219161 in 2,311
Connecticut#22261 in 2,303
Washington#23061 in 1,756
New Jersey#244111 in 2,891
Illinois#252251 in 2,445
Ohio#260231 in 2,475
Nebraska#28861 in 2,167
New York#303301 in 3,364
Pennsylvania#327211 in 4,786
Michigan#34591 in 4,370
Wisconsin#37751 in 5,198
Iowa#39951 in 4,566
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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 Rosa
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#662 → #652)
  • 22 spots since 2020 (#630 → #652)
  • 26 spots since 2015 (#626 → #652)
  • Biggest jump: 55 spots in 2022 (#660 → #605)
  • Biggest drop: 69 spots in 2010 (#492 → #561)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #52 (507 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1880–1912
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 179
  • Highest: 1 in 179 girls born in 1880 were named Rosa (0.56%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,645 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 11.7% of all girls named Rosa (20,791) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6,157#52 (1880)#58
1890s7,881#64 (1890)#71
1900s9,297#69 (1900)#78
1910s15,976#82 (1910)#106
1920s20,791#116 (1920)#126
1930s16,050#129 (1930)#140
1940s16,796#145 (1944)#154
1950s19,876#155 (1950)#171
1960s15,041#197 (1960)#216
1970s12,292#202 (1975)#216
1980s10,794#204 (1980)#240
1990s11,085#220 (1993)#261
2000s7,996#315 (2000)#397
2010s4,654#561 (2010)#626
2020s2,729#605 (2022)#646

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.

Rosa in 1921

girls
#131
1,977 births · 1 in 624 girls
boys
#2,059
16 births · 1 in 68,841 boys

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #131Rosa1,977

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #2,059Rosa16
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 624 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.8% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #128Rosemary2,034
  2. #129Maria2,028
  3. #130Dora2,026
  4. #131Rosa1,977
  5. #132Naomi1,976
  6. #133Alberta1,929
  7. #134Anita1,924
Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,238Elwanda#4,975 → #737
  2. ↑ 458Noreen#1,255 → #797
  3. ↑ 440Venice#1,375 → #935
  4. ↑ 343Isobel#1,312 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Aida#1,119 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 612Lilia#931 → #1,543
  2. ↓ 345Denise#931 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 330Aleen#968 → #1,298
  4. ↓ 269Virgil#968 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 265Aldona#903 → #1,168

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

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 68,841 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 58.7% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #1,980Wilhelm17
  2. #1,980Woodson17
  3. #1,980Yoshito17
  4. #2,059Rosa16
  5. #2,059Abelardo16
  6. #2,059Almond16
  7. #2,059Ambrosio16
  8. #2,152Abie15
  9. #2,152Alfons15
  10. #2,152Almer15

Tied with 92 names at #2,059; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 828Kevin#1,543 → #715
  2. ↑ 499Enrico#1,157 → #658
  3. ↑ 435Richmond#1,225 → #790
  4. ↑ 427Reynaldo#1,252 → #825
  5. ↑ 425Art#1,416 → #991
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Stacy#835 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 279Gorden#947 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 248Brady#653 → #901
  4. ↓ 246Guillermo#812 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 219Lindsay#903 → #1,122

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

See the top 100 for 1921 →