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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • 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: #359 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,429 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: #284 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsILWisconsin: #323 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,991 girlsWIMichigan: #302 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,862 girlsMINew York: #201 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedRIOregon: #370 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,323 girlsORNevada: 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: #420 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,614 girlsIAIndiana: #271 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,474 girlsINOhio: #424 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,672 girlsOHPennsylvania: #417 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,827 girlsPANew Jersey: #340 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,841 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #166 for girls · 165 births · 1 in 842 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedUTColorado: #281 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,856 girlsCONebraska: #302 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsNEMissouri: #339 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,493 girlsMOKentucky: #235 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsKYWest Virginia: #178 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsWVVirginia: #114 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 573 girlsVAMaryland: #253 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDEArizona: #72 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 301 girlsAZNew Mexico: #136 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 490 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedKSArkansas: #241 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,495 girlsARTennessee: #206 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,351 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #88 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 427 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #46 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 208 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,441 girlsDCOklahoma: #260 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsOKLouisiana: #191 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 950 girlsLAMississippi: #247 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsMSAlabama: #123 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 596 girlsALGeorgia: #82 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 351 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #33 for girls · 715 births · 1 in 155 girlsTXFlorida: #144 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 715 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#33 · 1 in 155
  2. South Carolina#46 · 1 in 208
  3. Arizona#72 · 1 in 301
  4. Georgia#82 · 1 in 351
  5. North Carolina#88 · 1 in 427

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#337151 in 155
South Carolina#461391 in 208
Arizona#72371 in 301
Georgia#821271 in 351
North Carolina#881201 in 427
Virginia#114691 in 573
Alabama#123611 in 596
New Mexico#136211 in 490
Florida#144501 in 715
California#1661651 in 842
West Virginia#178181 in 1,156
Louisiana#191391 in 950
New York#2011301 in 1,183
Tennessee#206281 in 1,351
District of Columbia#23391 in 1,441
Kentucky#235171 in 1,935
Arkansas#241131 in 1,495
Mississippi#247191 in 1,466
Maryland#253141 in 1,916
Oklahoma#260111 in 2,004
Indiana#271191 in 2,474
Colorado#28191 in 1,856
Illinois#284381 in 2,485
Michigan#302291 in 2,862
Nebraska#30251 in 2,776
Wisconsin#323101 in 3,991
Missouri#339121 in 3,493
New Jersey#340131 in 3,841
Washington#35981 in 3,429
Oregon#37051 in 3,323
Pennsylvania#417191 in 5,827
Iowa#42051 in 5,614
Ohio#424171 in 5,672
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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 1953

girls
#161
2,022 births · 1 in 930 girls
boys
#1,958
16 births · 1 in 123,269 boys

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #161Rosa2,022

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #1,958Rosa16
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 930 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.5% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #158Sara2,078
  2. #159Lynne2,041
  3. #160Patti2,033
  4. #161Rosa2,022
  5. #162Toni2,020
  6. #163Melissa2,007
  7. #163Vanessa2,007
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 123,269 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 54.9% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #1,900Walt17
  2. #1,900Wanda17
  3. #1,900Zackary17
  4. #1,958Rosa16
  5. #1,958Ali16
  6. #1,958Alvah16
  7. #1,958Ann16
  8. #2,038Adalberto15
  9. #2,038Adrain15
  10. #2,038Alfonse15

Tied with 79 names at #1,958; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,276Faron#2,251 → #975
  2. ↑ 694Shane#1,213 → #519
  3. ↑ 528Enrico#1,517 → #989
  4. ↑ 441Blaise#1,430 → #989
  5. ↑ 429Robbin#1,268 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Durwood#981 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 392Jonnie#939 → #1,331
  3. ↓ 312Elvis#968 → #1,280
  4. ↓ 293Edsel#968 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 292Beverly#766 → #1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →