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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • 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: #416 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,201 girlsWAIdaho: #228 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 922 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: #226 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedWIMichigan: #532 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,672 girlsMINew York: #191 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsNYMassachusetts: #358 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,980 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedRIOregon: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,874 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: #399 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,224 girlsIAIndiana: #409 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,924 girlsINOhio: #415 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,166 girlsOHPennsylvania: #466 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,357 girlsPANew Jersey: #214 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsNJConnecticut: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,860 girlsCTCalifornia: #162 for girls · 245 births · 1 in 711 girlsCAUtah: #332 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,986 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #329 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,738 girlsMOKentucky: #291 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsKYWest Virginia: #219 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsWVVirginia: #189 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 995 girlsVAMaryland: #379 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,319 girlsMDDelaware: #175 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 880 girlsDEArizona: #146 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 538 girlsAZNew Mexico: #178 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 688 girlsNMKansas: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,722 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedARTennessee: #269 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,828 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #174 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 858 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #120 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 504 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #305 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,833 girlsDCOklahoma: #295 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsOKLouisiana: #326 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsLAMississippi: #294 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,688 girlsMSAlabama: #200 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsALGeorgia: #168 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 765 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #61 for girls · 390 births · 1 in 275 girlsTXFlorida: #207 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#61 · 1 in 275
  2. South Carolina#120 · 1 in 504
  3. Arizona#146 · 1 in 538
  4. California#162 · 1 in 711
  5. Georgia#168 · 1 in 765

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#613901 in 275
South Carolina#120491 in 504
Arizona#146281 in 538
California#1622451 in 711
Georgia#168571 in 765
North Carolina#174541 in 858
Delaware#17551 in 880
New Mexico#178161 in 688
Virginia#189401 in 995
New York#1911621 in 1,008
Alabama#200311 in 1,035
Florida#207441 in 1,103
New Jersey#214451 in 1,278
West Virginia#219121 in 1,261
Illinois#226741 in 1,340
Idaho#22861 in 922
Tennessee#269191 in 1,828
Kentucky#291151 in 2,012
Mississippi#294141 in 1,688
Oklahoma#295111 in 1,831
District of Columbia#30571 in 1,833
Louisiana#326181 in 2,008
Missouri#329151 in 2,738
Utah#33251 in 1,986
Massachusetts#358131 in 3,980
Maryland#37991 in 3,319
Oregon#39351 in 2,874
Iowa#39961 in 4,224
Indiana#409121 in 3,924
Ohio#415231 in 4,166
Washington#41681 in 3,201
Kansas#43451 in 3,722
Connecticut#44051 in 4,860
Pennsylvania#466191 in 5,357
Michigan#532121 in 6,672
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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 1963

girls
#222
1,510 births · 1 in 1,276 girls
boys
#2,673
10 births · 1 in 203,108 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #222Rosa1,510

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #2,673Rosa10
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 1,276 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 97.1% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #219Marlene1,554
  2. #220Roxanne1,527
  3. #221Dianna1,513
  4. #222Rosa1,510
  5. #223Sherrie1,494
  6. #224Kelley1,481
  7. #225Lee1,479
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 203,108 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 42.2% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #2,539Zebedee11
  2. #2,539Zev11
  3. #2,539Zollie11
  4. #2,673Rosa10
  5. #2,673Aldon10
  6. #2,673Alexandro10
  7. #2,673Ancil10
  8. #2,858Adelbert9
  9. #2,858Adonis9
  10. #2,858Adriano9

Tied with 184 names at #2,673; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →