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

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Peak · girls
1917 · 398 births
Debut · girls
25 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,990
since 1880

Rosella over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rosella has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #307, 1917girls
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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#2,32678—
2024#2,30380—
2023#2,26981—
2022#2,99555—
2021#2,67464—
2020#2,63164—
2019#2,78460—
2018#2,84159—
2017#2,71363—
2016#3,32648—
2015#3,53344—
2014#3,22650—
2013#3,70341—
2012#3,46446—
2011#4,91528—
2010#4,39733—
2009#4,19636—
2008#5,75024—
2007#4,56732—
2006#4,68530—
2005#5,99920—
2004#5,55522—
2003#5,09224—
2002#5,44421—
2001#6,95615—
2000#6,80815—
1999#6,19116—
1998#5,12320—
1997#7,74211—
1996#5,77116—
1995#4,51822—
1994#5,71316—
1993#7,03812—
1992#6,31414—
1991#3,81727—
1990#5,54916—
1989#5,28616—
1988#4,84017—
1987#3,98321—
1986#3,64523—
1985#5,34813—
1984#4,47816—
1983#3,68721—
1982#3,26026—
1981#4,00519—
1980#2,86631—
1979#3,90319—
1978#2,85928—
1977#2,83828—
1976#3,28721—
1975#3,05223—
1974#2,83525—
1973#2,01940—
1972#2,02239—
1971#1,62557—
1970#2,12038—
1969#2,10236—
1968#1,57553—
1967#1,70245—
1966#1,88237—
1965#1,57550—
1964#1,55953—
1963#1,40363—
1962#1,38364—
1961#1,46558—
1960#1,38563—
1959#1,18481—
1958#1,26670—
1957#1,28967—
1956#1,21074—
1955#1,03494—
1954#1,16473—
1953#96897—
1952#878110—
1951#863108—
1950#751132—
1949#791119—
1948#796117—
1947#645166—
1946#651147—
1945#618138—
1944#605147—
1943#590163—
1942#565171—
1941#521178—
1940#477200—
1939#447226—
1938#449223—
1937#443220—
1936#408247—
1935#392268—
1934#411255—
1933#389275—
1932#379295—
1931#366309—
1930#344363—
1929#363335—
1928#362360—
1927#337392#4,2105
1926#321426—
1925#348377—
1924#320435—
1923#335382—
1922#323410—
1921#318425—
1920#322406—
1919#328374—
1918#313420—
1917#307398—
1916#307387—
1915#311357—
1914#343237—
1913#320225—
1912#333186—
1911#335140—
1910#357123—
1909#335117—
1908#324119—
1907#329112—
1906#328106—
1905#37483—
1904#33793—
1903#34584—
1902#37572—
1901#34280—
1900#34194—
1899#43046—
1898#34879—
1897#39355—
1896#42047—
1895#38453—
1894#35561—
1893#42241—
1892#36553—
1891#43034—
1890#44633—
1889#43930—
1888#39438—
1887#41228—
1886#45922—
1885#38029—
1884#38527—
1883#36625—
1882#43118—
1881#49112—
1880#31725—
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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #123 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 481 girlsNDMinnesota: #240 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,322 girlsMNIllinois: #528 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,731 girlsILWisconsin: #285 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,573 girlsWIMichigan: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,573 girlsMINew York: #543 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,645 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedSDIowa: #298 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,386 girlsIAIndiana: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,756 girlsINOhio: #479 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,166 girlsOHPennsylvania: #377 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,237 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedCONebraska: #226 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,798 girlsNEMissouri: #301 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,981 girlsMOKentucky: #471 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,723 girlsKYWest Virginia: #369 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #425 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,502 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #276 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedHITexas: #895 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 12,751 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Rosella, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#123 · 1 in 481
  2. Nebraska#226 · 1 in 1,798
  3. Minnesota#240 · 1 in 2,322
  4. Oklahoma#276 · 1 in 1,842
  5. Wisconsin#285 · 1 in 3,573

Best ever in a state: #85 in North Dakota, 1914.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#123111 in 481
Nebraska#22651 in 1,798
Minnesota#240101 in 2,322
Oklahoma#276111 in 1,842
Wisconsin#28571 in 3,573
Iowa#29861 in 3,386
Missouri#301101 in 2,981
West Virginia#36951 in 3,918
Pennsylvania#377151 in 5,237
Indiana#41351 in 5,756
South Carolina#42551 in 4,502
Kentucky#47151 in 5,723
Ohio#47971 in 8,166
Michigan#52751 in 9,573
Illinois#52871 in 8,731
New York#543101 in 9,645
Texas#89551 in 12,751
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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 Rosella
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#2,303 → #2,326)
  • 305 spots since 2020 (#2,631 → #2,326)
  • 1,207 spots since 2015 (#3,533 → #2,326)
  • Biggest jump: 89 spots in 1900 (#430 → #341)
  • Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1954 (#968 → #1,164)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s254#317 (1880)#407
1890s502#348 (1898)#399
1900s960#324 (1908)#343
1910s2,847#307 (1917)#325
1920s3,948#318 (1921)#335
1930s2,681#344 (1930)#403
1940s1,546#477 (1940)#626
1950s906#751 (1950)#1,061
1960s522#1,383 (1962)#1,603
1970s318#1,625 (1971)#2,656
1980s203#2,866 (1980)#4,140
1990s170#3,817 (1991)#5,778
2000s239#4,196 (2009)#5,505
2010s472#2,713 (2017)#3,490
2020s422#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.

Rosella in 1941

girls
#521
178 births · 1 in 6,787 girls

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #521Rosella178
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 6,787 of them was named Rosella, which outranked 89.8% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosella
  1. #518Nannie179
  2. #518Nedra179
  3. #518Sonya179
  4. #521Rosella178
  5. #521Laurie178
  6. #521Queen178
  7. #524Darleen177
  8. #525April176
  9. #525Bobby176

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

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →