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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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 1951

  • 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: #310 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,867 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: #347 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,828 girlsILWisconsin: #444 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,865 girlsWIMichigan: #262 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,453 girlsMINew York: #212 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 1,386 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: #240 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsINOhio: #342 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,152 girlsOHPennsylvania: #424 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,382 girlsPANew Jersey: #458 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,724 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #165 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 876 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedUTColorado: #239 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #258 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsMOKentucky: #195 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,357 girlsKYWest Virginia: #164 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsWVVirginia: #79 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 368 girlsVAMaryland: #225 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,647 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDEArizona: #102 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 408 girlsAZNew Mexico: #95 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 341 girlsNMKansas: #309 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,790 girlsKSArkansas: #219 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,375 girlsARTennessee: #212 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,458 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #79 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 374 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #38 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 180 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #211 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,270 girlsDCOklahoma: #255 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,961 girlsOKLouisiana: #174 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 864 girlsLAMississippi: #233 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsMSAlabama: #110 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 508 girlsALGeorgia: #77 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 330 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #33 for girls · 622 births · 1 in 164 girlsTXFlorida: #111 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 551 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#33 · 1 in 164
  2. South Carolina#38 · 1 in 180
  3. Georgia#77 · 1 in 330
  4. Virginia#79 · 1 in 368
  5. North Carolina#79 · 1 in 374

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#336221 in 164
South Carolina#381581 in 180
Georgia#771301 in 330
North Carolina#791351 in 374
Virginia#791021 in 368
New Mexico#95281 in 341
Arizona#102241 in 408
Alabama#110721 in 508
Florida#111561 in 551
West Virginia#164211 in 1,092
California#1651381 in 876
Louisiana#174411 in 864
Kentucky#195251 in 1,357
District of Columbia#211101 in 1,270
New York#2121081 in 1,386
Tennessee#212261 in 1,458
Arkansas#219151 in 1,375
Maryland#225151 in 1,647
Mississippi#233221 in 1,300
Colorado#239101 in 1,560
Indiana#240221 in 2,061
Oklahoma#255111 in 1,961
Missouri#258181 in 2,286
Michigan#262321 in 2,453
Kansas#30971 in 2,790
Washington#31091 in 2,867
Ohio#342221 in 4,152
Illinois#347241 in 3,828
Pennsylvania#424171 in 6,382
Wisconsin#44451 in 7,865
New Jersey#45861 in 7,724
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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 1951

girls
#160
1,956 births · 1 in 921 girls
boys
#2,367
11 births · 1 in 171,167 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #160Rosa1,956

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #2,367Rosa11
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 921 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.4% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #157Josephine1,966
  2. #158Christina1,960
  3. #159Carole1,959
  4. #160Rosa1,956
  5. #161Sheryl1,934
  6. #162Georgia1,931
  7. #163Jacquelyn1,906
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 171,167 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 44.3% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #2,246Walden12
  2. #2,246Yvonne12
  3. #2,246Zeno12
  4. #2,367Rosa11
  5. #2,367Abdul11
  6. #2,367Adrien11
  7. #2,367Alexandro11
  8. #2,495Aden10
  9. #2,495Ahmed10
  10. #2,495Albion10

Tied with 127 names at #2,367; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →