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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedAKMaine: #146 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 698 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNHWashington: #136 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 610 girlsWAIdaho: #161 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 676 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #241 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsMNIllinois: #123 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 626 girlsILWisconsin: #168 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,231 girlsWIMichigan: #162 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsMINew York: #113 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 583 girlsNYMassachusetts: #130 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 871 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedRIOregon: #176 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #77 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 238 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #124 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 660 girlsINOhio: #196 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsOHPennsylvania: #187 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsPANew Jersey: #119 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 622 girlsNJConnecticut: #154 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsCTCalifornia: #137 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 671 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedUTColorado: #126 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 494 girlsCONebraska: #193 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsNEMissouri: #167 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 932 girlsMOKentucky: #328 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,729 girlsKYWest Virginia: #172 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 872 girlsWVVirginia: #239 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsVAMaryland: #59 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 250 girlsMDDelaware: #71 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 277 girlsDEArizona: #163 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 614 girlsAZNew Mexico: #171 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 705 girlsNMKansas: #136 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 659 girlsKSArkansas: #401 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,127 girlsARTennessee: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,462 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #502 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,291 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #266 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #244 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsOKLouisiana: #162 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 691 girlsLAMississippi: #408 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,558 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedALGeorgia: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,328 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedHITexas: #343 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,042 girlsTXFlorida: #312 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#59 · 1 in 250
  2. Delaware#71 · 1 in 277
  3. Wyoming#77 · 1 in 238
  4. New York#113 · 1 in 583
  5. New Jersey#119 · 1 in 622

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#59461 in 250
Delaware#7151 in 277
Wyoming#7761 in 238
New York#1131421 in 583
New Jersey#119381 in 622
Illinois#123791 in 626
Indiana#124341 in 660
Colorado#126161 in 494
Massachusetts#130321 in 871
Kansas#136201 in 659
Washington#136151 in 610
California#137511 in 671
Maine#14691 in 698
Connecticut#15491 in 1,025
Idaho#16151 in 676
Louisiana#162301 in 691
Michigan#162321 in 1,144
Arizona#16361 in 614
Missouri#167291 in 932
Wisconsin#168181 in 1,231
New Mexico#17171 in 705
West Virginia#172211 in 872
Oregon#17651 in 1,005
Pennsylvania#187511 in 1,394
Nebraska#19381 in 1,279
Ohio#196291 in 1,551
Virginia#239131 in 1,766
Minnesota#24191 in 2,112
Oklahoma#244161 in 1,411
South Carolina#266111 in 1,890
Florida#31251 in 2,335
Kentucky#328101 in 2,729
Texas#343281 in 2,042
Georgia#40071 in 4,328
Arkansas#40161 in 3,127
Tennessee#40661 in 4,462
Mississippi#40861 in 3,558
North Carolina#50251 in 7,291
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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 1934

girls
#198
901 births · 1 in 1,159 girls
boys
#3,277
6 births · 1 in 172,099 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #198Rosalie901

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #3,277Rosalie6
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,159 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosalie
  1. #195Jeannette919
  2. #196Bettie916
  3. #197Flora908
  4. #198Rosalie901
  5. #199Opal892
  6. #200Nora888
  7. #201Rosemarie886
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 172,099 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosalie
  1. #2,973Wirt7
  2. #2,973Woodford7
  3. #2,973Zeke7
  4. #3,277Rosalie6
  5. #3,277Adalbert6
  6. #3,277Add6
  7. #3,277Adolphe6
  8. #3,679Abb5
  9. #3,679Acencion5
  10. #3,679Achille5

Tied with 401 names at #3,277; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →