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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedAKMaine: #217 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #165 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 994 girlsNHWashington: #287 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,283 girlsWAIdaho: #174 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 787 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #259 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsMNIllinois: #302 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,938 girlsILWisconsin: #210 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsWIMichigan: #265 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,377 girlsMINew York: #220 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsNYMassachusetts: #216 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,101 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedRIOregon: #272 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,075 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: #196 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsIAIndiana: #235 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,941 girlsINOhio: #379 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,750 girlsOHPennsylvania: #258 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,267 girlsPANew Jersey: #220 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,801 girlsNJConnecticut: #185 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsCTCalifornia: #202 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedUTColorado: #146 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 677 girlsCONebraska: #223 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,806 girlsNEMissouri: #260 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,296 girlsMOKentucky: #361 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,743 girlsKYWest Virginia: #397 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,442 girlsWVVirginia: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,974 girlsVAMaryland: #226 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,628 girlsMDDelaware: #131 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 578 girlsDEArizona: #170 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 746 girlsAZNew Mexico: #191 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 909 girlsNMKansas: #209 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedARTennessee: #487 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,173 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,879 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,296 girlsOKLouisiana: #336 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedALGeorgia: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,809 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedHITexas: #415 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,551 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#131 · 1 in 578
  2. Colorado#146 · 1 in 677
  3. New Hampshire#165 · 1 in 994
  4. Arizona#170 · 1 in 746
  5. Idaho#174 · 1 in 787

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#13161 in 578
Colorado#146241 in 677
New Hampshire#16551 in 994
Arizona#170141 in 746
Idaho#17481 in 787
Connecticut#185161 in 1,265
New Mexico#191111 in 909
Iowa#196211 in 1,354
California#2021031 in 1,275
Kansas#209141 in 1,471
Wisconsin#210211 in 1,908
Massachusetts#216231 in 2,101
Maine#21761 in 1,492
New Jersey#220271 in 1,801
New York#2201071 in 1,443
Nebraska#22381 in 1,806
Maryland#226161 in 1,628
Indiana#235241 in 1,941
Pennsylvania#258491 in 2,267
Minnesota#259141 in 2,519
Missouri#260181 in 2,296
Michigan#265341 in 2,377
Oregon#27281 in 2,075
Washington#287121 in 2,283
Illinois#302321 in 2,938
Virginia#333131 in 2,974
Louisiana#336151 in 2,369
Kentucky#36191 in 3,743
Ohio#379201 in 4,750
West Virginia#39751 in 4,442
Texas#415301 in 3,551
Oklahoma#43051 in 4,296
South Carolina#45661 in 4,879
Tennessee#48761 in 6,173
Georgia#59451 in 8,809
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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 1952

girls
#293
764 births · 1 in 2,427 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #293Rosalie764
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 2,427 of them was named Rosalie, which outranked 95.4% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosalie
  1. #290Jenny777
  2. #291Dixie771
  3. #292Naomi769
  4. #293Rosalie764
  5. #294Candice758
  6. #295Deloris754
  7. #296Christy747
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →