Rosella
- #2,326 for girls in 2025, 78 births
- Last seen for boys in 1927 at #4,210
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1917 · 398 births
- Debut · girls
- 25 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 15,990since 1880
Rosella over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Rosella has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,326 | 78 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,303 | 80 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,269 | 81 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,995 | 55 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,674 | 64 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,631 | 64 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,784 | 60 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,841 | 59 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,713 | 63 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,326 | 48 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,533 | 44 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,226 | 50 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,703 | 41 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,464 | 46 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,915 | 28 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,397 | 33 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,196 | 36 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,750 | 24 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,567 | 32 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,685 | 30 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,999 | 20 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,555 | 22 | — | |
| 2003 | #5,092 | 24 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,444 | 21 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | — | |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | — | |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | — | |
| 1995 | #4,518 | 22 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | — | |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,817 | 27 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,687 | 21 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,260 | 26 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,866 | 31 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,859 | 28 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,835 | 25 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,019 | 40 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,022 | 39 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,625 | 57 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,120 | 38 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,102 | 36 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,575 | 53 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,702 | 45 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,882 | 37 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,575 | 50 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,559 | 53 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,403 | 63 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,383 | 64 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,465 | 58 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,385 | 63 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,184 | 81 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,266 | 70 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,289 | 67 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,210 | 74 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,034 | 94 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,164 | 73 | — | |
| 1953 | #968 | 97 | — | |
| 1952 | #878 | 110 | — | |
| 1951 | #863 | 108 | — | |
| 1950 | #751 | 132 | — | |
| 1949 | #791 | 119 | — | |
| 1948 | #796 | 117 | — | |
| 1947 | #645 | 166 | — | |
| 1946 | #651 | 147 | — | |
| 1945 | #618 | 138 | — | |
| 1944 | #605 | 147 | — | |
| 1943 | #590 | 163 | — | |
| 1942 | #565 | 171 | — | |
| 1941 | #521 | 178 | — | |
| 1940 | #477 | 200 | — | |
| 1939 | #447 | 226 | — | |
| 1938 | #449 | 223 | — | |
| 1937 | #443 | 220 | — | |
| 1936 | #408 | 247 | — | |
| 1935 | #392 | 268 | — | |
| 1934 | #411 | 255 | — | |
| 1933 | #389 | 275 | — | |
| 1932 | #379 | 295 | — | |
| 1931 | #366 | 309 | — | |
| 1930 | #344 | 363 | — | |
| 1929 | #363 | 335 | — | |
| 1928 | #362 | 360 | — | |
| 1927 | #337 | 392 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #321 | 426 | — | |
| 1925 | #348 | 377 | — | |
| 1924 | #320 | 435 | — | |
| 1923 | #335 | 382 | — | |
| 1922 | #323 | 410 | — | |
| 1921 | #318 | 425 | — | |
| 1920 | #322 | 406 | — | |
| 1919 | #328 | 374 | — | |
| 1918 | #313 | 420 | — | |
| 1917 | #307 | 398 | — | |
| 1916 | #307 | 387 | — | |
| 1915 | #311 | 357 | — | |
| 1914 | #343 | 237 | — | |
| 1913 | #320 | 225 | — | |
| 1912 | #333 | 186 | — | |
| 1911 | #335 | 140 | — | |
| 1910 | #357 | 123 | — | |
| 1909 | #335 | 117 | — | |
| 1908 | #324 | 119 | — | |
| 1907 | #329 | 112 | — | |
| 1906 | #328 | 106 | — | |
| 1905 | #374 | 83 | — | |
| 1904 | #337 | 93 | — | |
| 1903 | #345 | 84 | — | |
| 1902 | #375 | 72 | — | |
| 1901 | #342 | 80 | — | |
| 1900 | #341 | 94 | — | |
| 1899 | #430 | 46 | — | |
| 1898 | #348 | 79 | — | |
| 1897 | #393 | 55 | — | |
| 1896 | #420 | 47 | — | |
| 1895 | #384 | 53 | — | |
| 1894 | #355 | 61 | — | |
| 1893 | #422 | 41 | — | |
| 1892 | #365 | 53 | — | |
| 1891 | #430 | 34 | — | |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | — | |
| 1889 | #439 | 30 | — | |
| 1888 | #394 | 38 | — | |
| 1887 | #412 | 28 | — | |
| 1886 | #459 | 22 | — | |
| 1885 | #380 | 29 | — | |
| 1884 | #385 | 27 | — | |
| 1883 | #366 | 25 | — | |
| 1882 | #431 | 18 | — | |
| 1881 | #491 | 12 | — | |
| 1880 | #317 | 25 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rosella was already there! It came in at #317, and was given to 25 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1996–1997, when fewer than 17 girls a year got the name.
Where Rosella is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Missouri#728 · 1 in 3,471
- Arizona#1,040 · 1 in 5,644
- Pennsylvania#1,108 · 1 in 6,670
- Michigan#1,210 · 1 in 7,146
- New York#2,075 · 1 in 15,666
Best ever in a state: #85 in North Dakota, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #728 | 7 | 1 in 3,471 |
| Arizona | #1,040 | 5 | 1 in 5,644 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,108 | 7 | 1 in 6,670 |
| Michigan | #1,210 | 5 | 1 in 7,146 |
| New York | #2,075 | 5 | 1 in 15,666 |
| California | #2,767 | 6 | 1 in 26,954 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 23 spots since 2024 (#2,303 → #2,326)
- 305 spots since 2020 (#2,631 → #2,326)
- Biggest jump: 89 spots in 1900
- Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1954
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1917 at #307 (398 births)
- Births halved by 1941, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 74 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1880–1953
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,699
- Highest: 1 in 2,699 girls born in 1916 were named Rosella (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,606 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #307 in 1917, was only 1 in 2,717 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 24.7% of all girls named Rosella (3,948) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 254 | #317 (1880) | #407 |
| 1890s | 502 | #348 (1898) | #399 |
| 1900s | 960 | #324 (1908) | #343 |
| 1910s | 2,847 | #307 (1917) | #325 |
| 1920s | 3,948 | #318 (1921) | #335 |
| 1930s | 2,681 | #344 (1930) | #403 |
| 1940s | 1,546 | #477 (1940) | #626 |
| 1950s | 906 | #751 (1950) | #1,061 |
| 1960s | 522 | #1,383 (1962) | #1,603 |
| 1970s | 318 | #1,625 (1971) | #2,656 |
| 1980s | 203 | #2,866 (1980) | #4,140 |
| 1990s | 170 | #3,817 (1991) | #5,778 |
| 2000s | 239 | #4,196 (2009) | #5,505 |
| 2010s | 472 | #2,713 (2017) | #3,490 |
| 2020s | 422 | #2,269 (2023) | #2,533 |
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.
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