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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #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 1978

  • 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: #282 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,639 girlsWAIdaho: #235 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,114 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: #192 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsILWisconsin: #481 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,827 girlsWIMichigan: #480 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,111 girlsMINew York: #199 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsNYMassachusetts: #333 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,471 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedRIOregon: #315 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,931 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: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedIAIndiana: #365 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,677 girlsINOhio: #748 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,619 girlsOHPennsylvania: #431 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,667 girlsPANew Jersey: #168 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 864 girlsNJConnecticut: #216 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsCTCalifornia: #87 for girls · 361 births · 1 in 425 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedUTColorado: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,729 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedWVVirginia: #600 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,568 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedDEArizona: #147 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 655 girlsAZNew Mexico: #185 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 744 girlsNMKansas: #259 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #378 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #336 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,895 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #263 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,106 girlsDCOklahoma: #247 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsOKLouisiana: #443 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,752 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedALGeorgia: #444 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,932 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosa, so not publishedHITexas: #98 for girls · 207 births · 1 in 499 girlsTXFlorida: #242 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#87 · 1 in 425
  2. Texas#98 · 1 in 499
  3. Arizona#147 · 1 in 655
  4. New Jersey#168 · 1 in 864
  5. New Mexico#185 · 1 in 744

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#873611 in 425
Texas#982071 in 499
Arizona#147251 in 655
New Jersey#168421 in 864
New Mexico#185111 in 744
Illinois#192671 in 1,058
New York#199961 in 1,024
Connecticut#216121 in 1,182
Idaho#23561 in 1,114
Florida#242331 in 1,334
Oklahoma#247131 in 1,308
Kansas#25991 in 1,493
District of Columbia#26351 in 1,106
Washington#282141 in 1,639
Colorado#297101 in 1,729
Oregon#31581 in 1,931
Massachusetts#333121 in 2,471
South Carolina#33691 in 1,895
Indiana#365131 in 2,677
North Carolina#378121 in 2,697
Pennsylvania#431181 in 3,667
Louisiana#443101 in 2,752
Georgia#444111 in 2,932
Michigan#480141 in 4,111
Wisconsin#48161 in 4,827
Virginia#60051 in 5,568
Ohio#74881 in 8,619
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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 1978

girls
#229
1,076 births · 1 in 1,424 girls
boys
#4,157
8 births · 1 in 205,230 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #229Rosa1,076

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #4,157Rosa8
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,424 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 98.0% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #226Nikki1,095
  2. #227Bonnie1,090
  3. #228Cristina1,088
  4. #229Rosa1,076
  5. #230Krystal1,074
  6. #231Naomi1,071
  7. #232Charity1,067
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

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

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 205,230 of them was named Rosa, which outranked 38.5% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosa
  1. #3,857Zebediah9
  2. #3,857Zion9
  3. #3,857Zoltan9
  4. #4,157Rosa8
  5. #4,157Abimael8
  6. #4,157Adrean8
  7. #4,157Airrion8
  8. #4,554Abasi7
  9. #4,554Abdallah7
  10. #4,554Absalom7

Tied with 396 names at #4,157; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

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

See the top 100 for 1978 →