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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #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 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedAKMaine: #156 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 921 girlsMEVermont: #131 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 693 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNHWashington: #184 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsWAIdaho: #169 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 860 girlsIDMontana: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #128 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 674 girlsNDMinnesota: #158 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsMNIllinois: #180 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsILWisconsin: #144 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsWIMichigan: #171 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsMINew York: #143 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 729 girlsNYMassachusetts: #154 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsMARhode Island: #145 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 906 girlsRIOregon: #197 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #141 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 747 girlsSDIowa: #179 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsIAIndiana: #199 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,580 girlsINOhio: #223 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,848 girlsOHPennsylvania: #192 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsPANew Jersey: #164 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsNJConnecticut: #128 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 741 girlsCTCalifornia: #171 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 977 girlsCAUtah: #190 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsUTColorado: #145 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 725 girlsCONebraska: #136 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 817 girlsNEMissouri: #159 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsMOKentucky: #378 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,341 girlsKYWest Virginia: #190 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsWVVirginia: #292 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,543 girlsVAMaryland: #179 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsMDDelaware: #91 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 355 girlsDEArizona: #144 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 579 girlsAZNew Mexico: #203 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 940 girlsNMKansas: #198 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsKSArkansas: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,481 girlsARTennessee: #521 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,599 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #472 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,287 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,223 girlsDCOklahoma: #385 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,605 girlsOKLouisiana: #334 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedALGeorgia: #554 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,423 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedHITexas: #600 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,534 girlsTXFlorida: #412 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,826 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#91 · 1 in 355
  2. North Dakota#128 · 1 in 674
  3. Connecticut#128 · 1 in 741
  4. Vermont#131 · 1 in 693
  5. Nebraska#136 · 1 in 817

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#9181 in 355
Connecticut#128241 in 741
North Dakota#128101 in 674
Vermont#13151 in 693
Nebraska#136161 in 817
South Dakota#14191 in 747
New York#1431941 in 729
Arizona#144151 in 579
Wisconsin#144331 in 1,089
Colorado#145201 in 725
Rhode Island#14581 in 906
Massachusetts#154371 in 1,242
Maine#156101 in 921
Minnesota#158271 in 1,183
Missouri#159341 in 1,144
New Jersey#164391 in 1,100
Idaho#16971 in 860
California#1711141 in 977
Michigan#171581 in 1,199
Iowa#179191 in 1,402
Maryland#179201 in 1,127
Illinois#180681 in 1,232
Washington#184201 in 1,240
Utah#19081 in 1,037
West Virginia#190181 in 1,330
Montana#19251 in 1,169
Pennsylvania#192761 in 1,366
Oregon#197111 in 1,341
Kansas#198121 in 1,466
Indiana#199261 in 1,580
New Mexico#20391 in 940
Ohio#223461 in 1,848
District of Columbia#26851 in 2,223
Virginia#292141 in 2,543
Louisiana#334131 in 2,485
Kentucky#37881 in 4,341
Oklahoma#38561 in 3,605
Florida#41271 in 3,826
Arkansas#43051 in 4,481
North Carolina#47281 in 6,287
Tennessee#52151 in 7,599
Georgia#55451 in 8,423
Texas#600141 in 6,534
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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 1948

girls
#219
1,116 births · 1 in 1,521 girls

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #219Rosalie1,116
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 1,521 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 96.4% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosalie
  1. #216Vera1,149
  2. #217Patty1,138
  3. #218Debra1,125
  4. #219Rosalie1,116
  5. #219Harriet1,116
  6. #221Robin1,095
  7. #222Mattie1,091
  8. #223Myra1,088

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

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

See the top 100 for 1948 →