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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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 1961

  • 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: #483 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,634 girlsWAIdaho: #155 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 575 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: #214 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedWIMichigan: #389 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,949 girlsMINew York: #201 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsNYMassachusetts: #518 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,004 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: #334 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,773 girlsINOhio: #423 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,343 girlsOHPennsylvania: #445 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 5,048 girlsPANew Jersey: #236 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,587 girlsNJConnecticut: #228 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,445 girlsCTCalifornia: #176 for girls · 213 births · 1 in 822 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedUTColorado: #375 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #460 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,922 girlsMOKentucky: #307 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsKYWest Virginia: #197 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,121 girlsWVVirginia: #199 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,116 girlsVAMaryland: #347 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,757 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDEArizona: #118 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 439 girlsAZNew Mexico: #179 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 703 girlsNMKansas: #441 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,065 girlsKSArkansas: #305 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsARTennessee: #404 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,621 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #135 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 642 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #117 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 519 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsOKLouisiana: #265 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,522 girlsLAMississippi: #179 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 856 girlsMSAlabama: #208 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsALGeorgia: #157 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 730 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #50 for girls · 484 births · 1 in 231 girlsTXFlorida: #173 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 821 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#50 · 1 in 231
  2. South Carolina#117 · 1 in 519
  3. Arizona#118 · 1 in 439
  4. North Carolina#135 · 1 in 642
  5. Idaho#155 · 1 in 575

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#504841 in 231
South Carolina#117501 in 519
Arizona#118351 in 439
North Carolina#135761 in 642
Idaho#155111 in 575
Georgia#157611 in 730
Florida#173611 in 821
California#1762131 in 822
Mississippi#179291 in 856
New Mexico#179171 in 703
West Virginia#197151 in 1,121
Virginia#199361 in 1,116
New York#2011601 in 1,050
Alabama#208321 in 1,074
Illinois#214841 in 1,269
Connecticut#228171 in 1,445
New Jersey#236371 in 1,587
Louisiana#265251 in 1,522
Arkansas#30591 in 1,943
Kentucky#307141 in 2,278
Oklahoma#33091 in 2,316
Indiana#334181 in 2,773
Maryland#347111 in 2,757
Colorado#37581 in 2,485
Michigan#389221 in 3,949
Tennessee#404101 in 3,621
Ohio#423241 in 4,343
Kansas#44151 in 4,065
Pennsylvania#445221 in 5,048
Missouri#46091 in 4,922
Washington#48361 in 4,634
Massachusetts#51861 in 9,004
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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 1961

girls
#209
1,649 births · 1 in 1,224 girls
boys
#2,900
9 births · 1 in 236,022 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #209Rosa1,649

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #2,900Rosa9
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 1,224 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.2% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #206Alicia1,674
  2. #207Stacy1,673
  3. #208Marianne1,650
  4. #209Rosa1,649
  5. #210Tanya1,647
  6. #211Marlene1,638
  7. #212Ramona1,630
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 236,022 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 37.7% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #2,706Yisroel10
  2. #2,706Zenon10
  3. #2,706Zev10
  4. #2,900Rosa9
  5. #2,900Abran9
  6. #2,900Alexandre9
  7. #2,900Almon9
  8. #3,097Abelino8
  9. #3,097Able8
  10. #3,097Alessandro8

Tied with 196 names at #2,900; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →