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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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 1947

  • 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: #408 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,303 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: #354 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,204 girlsILWisconsin: #426 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,439 girlsWIMichigan: #276 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,030 girlsMINew York: #254 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 2,350 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedIAIndiana: #374 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,775 girlsINOhio: #435 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,436 girlsOHPennsylvania: #487 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,745 girlsPANew Jersey: #361 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,642 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #195 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedUTColorado: #297 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,391 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #270 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsMOKentucky: #181 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsKYWest Virginia: #140 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 808 girlsWVVirginia: #88 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 419 girlsVAMaryland: #223 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDEArizona: #50 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 215 girlsAZNew Mexico: #111 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 390 girlsNMKansas: #284 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,634 girlsKSArkansas: #340 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,921 girlsARTennessee: #186 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #64 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 340 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #28 for girls · 184 births · 1 in 154 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #199 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsDCOklahoma: #292 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,307 girlsOKLouisiana: #130 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 609 girlsLAMississippi: #146 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 645 girlsMSAlabama: #98 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 452 girlsALGeorgia: #66 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 299 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #46 for girls · 443 births · 1 in 207 girlsTXFlorida: #78 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 339 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#28 · 1 in 154
  2. Texas#46 · 1 in 207
  3. Arizona#50 · 1 in 215
  4. North Carolina#64 · 1 in 340
  5. Georgia#66 · 1 in 299

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#281841 in 154
Texas#464431 in 207
Arizona#50391 in 215
North Carolina#641541 in 340
Georgia#661461 in 299
Florida#78801 in 339
Virginia#88891 in 419
Alabama#98871 in 452
New Mexico#111211 in 390
Louisiana#130541 in 609
West Virginia#140311 in 808
Mississippi#146451 in 645
Kentucky#181331 in 1,100
Tennessee#186341 in 1,181
California#195911 in 1,241
District of Columbia#19991 in 1,301
Maryland#223151 in 1,611
New York#254641 in 2,350
Missouri#270161 in 2,565
Michigan#276241 in 3,030
Kansas#28471 in 2,634
Oklahoma#292101 in 2,307
Colorado#29761 in 2,391
Arkansas#34081 in 2,921
Illinois#354211 in 4,204
New Jersey#361101 in 4,642
Indiana#37491 in 4,775
Washington#40861 in 4,303
Wisconsin#42651 in 7,439
Ohio#435141 in 6,436
Pennsylvania#487131 in 8,745
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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 1947

girls
#167
1,801 births · 1 in 984 girls
boys
#2,251
12 births · 1 in 152,467 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #167Rosa1,801

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #2,251Rosa12
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 984 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.3% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #164Pat1,824
  2. #165Gladys1,819
  3. #166Joy1,815
  4. #167Rosa1,801
  5. #168Eva1,783
  6. #169Vickie1,706
  7. #170Denise1,699
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 152,467 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 47.2% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #2,169Windle13
  2. #2,169Zeke13
  3. #2,169Zeno13
  4. #2,251Rosa12
  5. #2,251Abelino12
  6. #2,251Alain12
  7. #2,251Alferd12
  8. #2,356Abie11
  9. #2,356Alfonsa11
  10. #2,356Alger11

Tied with 104 names at #2,251; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →