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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • 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: #477 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,745 girlsWAIdaho: #223 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsIDMontana: 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: #258 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,932 girlsILWisconsin: #338 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,940 girlsWIMichigan: #378 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,678 girlsMINew York: #202 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsNYMassachusetts: #423 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,699 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: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedIAIndiana: #296 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,292 girlsINOhio: #357 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,339 girlsOHPennsylvania: #527 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,727 girlsPANew Jersey: #289 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsNJConnecticut: #320 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,033 girlsCTCalifornia: #160 for girls · 224 births · 1 in 728 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedUTColorado: #398 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,092 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #615 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,906 girlsMOKentucky: #247 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsKYWest Virginia: #255 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsWVVirginia: #136 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 670 girlsVAMaryland: #378 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,751 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDEArizona: #94 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 369 girlsAZNew Mexico: #134 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 500 girlsNMKansas: #394 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,508 girlsKSArkansas: #318 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsARTennessee: #233 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,593 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #135 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 693 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #73 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 309 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #302 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,253 girlsDCOklahoma: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,264 girlsOKLouisiana: #233 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,268 girlsLAMississippi: #190 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 937 girlsMSAlabama: #187 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 947 girlsALGeorgia: #119 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 537 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #37 for girls · 620 births · 1 in 181 girlsTXFlorida: #136 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 625 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#37 · 1 in 181
  2. South Carolina#73 · 1 in 309
  3. Arizona#94 · 1 in 369
  4. Georgia#119 · 1 in 537
  5. New Mexico#134 · 1 in 500

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#376201 in 181
South Carolina#73871 in 309
Arizona#94381 in 369
Georgia#119841 in 537
New Mexico#134231 in 500
North Carolina#135711 in 693
Florida#136761 in 625
Virginia#136611 in 670
California#1602241 in 728
Alabama#187381 in 947
Mississippi#190271 in 937
New York#2021451 in 1,170
Idaho#22361 in 1,048
Louisiana#233311 in 1,268
Tennessee#233231 in 1,593
Kentucky#247191 in 1,732
West Virginia#255111 in 1,757
Illinois#258551 in 1,932
New Jersey#289241 in 2,394
Indiana#296221 in 2,292
District of Columbia#30261 in 2,253
Arkansas#31881 in 2,240
Connecticut#32081 in 3,033
Wisconsin#338111 in 3,940
Ohio#357321 in 3,339
Maryland#37881 in 3,751
Michigan#378251 in 3,678
Kansas#39461 in 3,508
Colorado#39861 in 3,092
Massachusetts#42381 in 6,699
Oklahoma#47051 in 4,264
Washington#47761 in 4,745
Pennsylvania#527151 in 7,727
Missouri#61551 in 8,906
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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 1958

girls
#189
1,862 births · 1 in 1,080 girls
boys
#2,265
13 births · 1 in 163,262 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #189Rosa1,862

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #2,265Rosa13
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,080 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #186Gayle1,947
  2. #187Heidi1,946
  3. #188Teri1,882
  4. #189Rosa1,862
  5. #190June1,829
  6. #190Tami1,829
  7. #192Arlene1,778
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 163,262 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 49.7% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #2,177Vinny14
  2. #2,177Winifred14
  3. #2,177Zeke14
  4. #2,265Rosa13
  5. #2,265Alonso13
  6. #2,265Alphonza13
  7. #2,265Armen13
  8. #2,370Adelbert12
  9. #2,370Adell12
  10. #2,370Aden12

Tied with 104 names at #2,265; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →