Rosalie

#171 for girls in 2025, 1,797 births · Last seen for boys in 1957 at #3,993
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1938 · 3,758 births
Debut · girls
39 births
In top 100 · girls
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · girls
84,049
since 1880

Rosalie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #66, 1938girls
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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#1711,797—
2024#1771,705—
2023#1821,645—
2022#1761,692—
2021#1851,595—
2020#1981,473—
2019#2081,467—
2018#2091,470—
2017#2361,351—
2016#2521,252—
2015#2661,194—
2014#3101,060—
2013#347937—
2012#405771—
2011#544535—
2010#589498—
2009#831337—
2008#1,431165—
2007#1,672132—
2006#1,403161—
2005#1,444147—
2004#1,488135—
2003#1,446136—
2002#1,351143—
2001#1,411134—
2000#1,412131—
1999#1,293142—
1998#1,405122—
1997#1,281137—
1996#1,393119—
1995#1,370120—
1994#1,170151—
1993#1,211143—
1992#1,174149—
1991#1,097164—
1990#1,104158—
1989#1,023167—
1988#940179—
1987#1,058145—
1986#987159—
1985#963160—
1984#890168—
1983#954154—
1982#815194—
1981#846184—
1980#921162—
1979#836186—
1978#876167—
1977#918153—
1976#811171—
1975#886150—
1974#811166—
1973#778172—
1972#818162—
1971#809172—
1970#784180—
1969#679214—
1968#655220—
1967#609244—
1966#551296—
1965#534317—
1964#489393—
1963#450460—
1962#442471—
1961#436509—
1960#428521—
1959#402545—
1958#394541—
1957#383563#3,9935
1956#362585—
1955#342626—
1954#327674—
1953#300748—
1952#293764—
1951#264870—
1950#259874—
1949#239975—
1948#2191,116—
1947#2261,078—
1946#2111,128—
1945#203975—
1944#1901,098—
1943#1671,425#3,2316
1942#1581,544#2,9407
1941#1521,513—
1940#1391,735#2,17911
1939#1142,162#2,8297
1938#663,758#2,08412
1937#1791,116#2,33210
1936#200845#3,5495
1935#218778#3,6455
1934#198901#3,2776
1933#183927—
1932#1731,104—
1931#1811,002#3,7635
1930#1751,120—
1929#1751,158#3,5596
1928#1701,236#3,6976
1927#1771,176—
1926#1801,159—
1925#1911,092—
1924#1891,153—
1923#1881,160—
1922#1911,104—
1921#1931,074—
1920#200984—
1919#204910—
1918#210890#4,1795
1917#213809—
1916#216787—
1915#197840—
1914#215584—
1913#224462—
1912#214433—
1911#225309—
1910#227281—
1909#255197—
1908#264180—
1907#254184—
1906#255164—
1905#266152—
1904#234173—
1903#276127—
1902#246155—
1901#273118—
1900#300121—
1899#289103—
1898#312101—
1897#281102—
1896#29995—
1895#31486—
1894#30781—
1893#29186—
1892#29584—
1891#29671—
1890#33757—
1889#32158—
1888#29663—
1887#28357—
1886#29449—
1885#28349—
1884#26853—
1883#38623—
1882#27840—
1881#31226—
1880#25039—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Rosalie was already there! It came in at #250, and was given to 39 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 24 girls a year got the name.

Where Rosalie is popular in 1929

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedAKMaine: #152 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 702 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #128 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 623 girlsNHWashington: #165 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 913 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedIDMontana: #112 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 422 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #175 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,200 girlsMNIllinois: #129 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 704 girlsILWisconsin: #148 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 989 girlsWIMichigan: #138 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 841 girlsMINew York: #105 for girls · 191 births · 1 in 506 girlsNYMassachusetts: #136 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 900 girlsMARhode Island: #112 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 491 girlsRIOregon: #125 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 574 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedSDIowa: #165 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsIAIndiana: #126 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 705 girlsINOhio: #200 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsOHPennsylvania: #147 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 921 girlsPANew Jersey: #118 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 583 girlsNJConnecticut: #110 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 531 girlsCTCalifornia: #153 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 701 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedUTColorado: #144 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 638 girlsCONebraska: #118 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 530 girlsNEMissouri: #125 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 512 girlsMOKentucky: #352 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,307 girlsKYWest Virginia: #156 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 673 girlsWVVirginia: #237 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,696 girlsVAMaryland: #80 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 322 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #178 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 687 girlsNMKansas: #118 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 483 girlsKSArkansas: #310 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,028 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #364 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,986 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #213 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #126 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 684 girlsDCOklahoma: #199 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 991 girlsOKLouisiana: #172 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 739 girlsLAMississippi: #302 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsMSAlabama: #365 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,336 girlsALGeorgia: #328 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedHITexas: #258 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsTXFlorida: #250 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#80 · 1 in 322
  2. New York#105 · 1 in 506
  3. Connecticut#110 · 1 in 531
  4. Montana#112 · 1 in 422
  5. Rhode Island#112 · 1 in 491

Best ever in a state: #25 in Maryland, 1938.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#80391 in 322
New York#1051911 in 506
Connecticut#110211 in 531
Montana#11291 in 422
Rhode Island#112101 in 491
Kansas#118291 in 483
Nebraska#118201 in 530
New Jersey#118501 in 583
Missouri#125541 in 512
Oregon#12591 in 574
District of Columbia#12651 in 684
Indiana#126351 in 705
New Hampshire#12851 in 623
Illinois#129811 in 704
Massachusetts#136351 in 900
Michigan#138501 in 841
Colorado#144131 in 638
Pennsylvania#147901 in 921
Wisconsin#148241 in 989
Maine#15291 in 702
California#153511 in 701
West Virginia#156271 in 673
Iowa#165171 in 1,090
Washington#165101 in 913
Louisiana#172291 in 739
Minnesota#175161 in 1,200
New Mexico#17861 in 687
Oklahoma#199231 in 991
Ohio#200351 in 1,468
South Carolina#213141 in 1,385
Virginia#237141 in 1,696
Florida#25081 in 1,534
Texas#258481 in 1,257
Mississippi#302101 in 2,148
Arkansas#31091 in 2,028
Georgia#328101 in 3,005
Kentucky#35281 in 3,307
North Carolina#36491 in 3,986
Alabama#36591 in 3,336
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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 Rosalie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#177 → #171)
  • 27 spots since 2020 (#198 → #171)
  • 95 spots since 2015 (#266 → #171)
  • Biggest jump: 600 spots in 2009 (#1,431 → #831)
  • Biggest drop: 139 spots in 1983 (#815 → #954)
Rise & fade · girls
58 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1938 at #66 (3,758 births)
  • Births halved by 1940, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1938
  • Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1880–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 294
  • Highest: 1 in 294 girls born in 1938 were named Rosalie (0.34%)
  • Latest: 1 in 894 girls born in 2025 (0.11%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 16.3% of all girls named Rosalie (13,713) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #66 (1938) → #1,672 (2007) → #171 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s457#250 (1880)#297
1890s866#281 (1897)#302
1900s1,571#234 (1904)#262
1910s6,305#197 (1915)#215
1920s11,296#170 (1928)#185
1930s13,713#66 (1938)#169
1940s12,587#139 (1940)#190
1950s6,790#259 (1950)#333
1960s3,645#428 (1960)#527
1970s1,679#778 (1973)#833
1980s1,672#815 (1982)#940
1990s1,405#1,097 (1991)#1,250
2000s1,621#831 (2009)#1,389
2010s10,535#208 (2019)#337
2020s9,907#171 (2025)#182

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.

Rosalie in 1929

girls
#175
1,158 births · 1 in 964 girls
boys
#3,559
6 births · 1 in 179,269 boys

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #175Rosalie1,158

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #3,559Rosalie6
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 964 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosalie
  1. #172Jeannine1,183
  2. #173Madeline1,181
  3. #174Imogene1,179
  4. #175Rosalie1,158
  5. #176Mamie1,150
  6. #177Joy1,138
  7. #178Ada1,129
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

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

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 179,269 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 21.7% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosalie
  1. #3,247Yates7
  2. #3,247Ysidoro7
  3. #3,247Zeke7
  4. #3,559Rosalie6
  5. #3,559Abdon6
  6. #3,559Achilles6
  7. #3,559Addis6
  8. #3,959Adolphe5
  9. #3,959Adren5
  10. #3,959Agustine5

Tied with 399 names at #3,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

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

See the top 100 for 1929 →