Rosetta

#3,249 for girls in 2025, 48 births · Last seen for boys in 1937 at #2,479
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 49 births
Debut · girls
46 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
28,161
since 1880

Rosetta over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rosetta has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #219, 1881girls
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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#3,24948—
2024#3,33547—
2023#3,98437—
2022#4,04136—
2021#3,80139—
2020#3,14150—
2019#3,13051—
2018#4,07635—
2017#3,30548—
2016#3,41146—
2015#3,84239—
2014#3,27249—
2013#3,07653—
2012#3,85440—
2011#5,06327—
2010#4,18035—
2009#3,87040—
2008#4,26836—
2007#4,80830—
2006#4,16535—
2005#6,24519—
2004#4,38731—
2003#4,66827—
2002#4,90624—
2001#4,10730—
2000#3,21642—
1999#3,97029—
1998#2,39858—
1997#3,89728—
1996#3,42933—
1995#3,02238—
1994#2,50350—
1993#2,41752—
1992#2,29557—
1991#2,84341—
1990#2,20158—
1989#1,83472—
1988#1,56484—
1987#1,64774—
1986#1,81662—
1985#1,94856—
1984#2,01850—
1983#1,73362—
1982#1,48980—
1981#1,49081—
1980#1,50279—
1979#1,54375—
1978#1,52373—
1977#1,41479—
1976#1,24490—
1975#1,17598—
1974#1,048113—
1973#995119—
1972#848153—
1971#895148—
1970#877152—
1969#739188—
1968#776166—
1967#685200—
1966#636226—
1965#691202—
1964#662238—
1963#695212—
1962#698218—
1961#621270—
1960#568298—
1959#561303—
1958#549313—
1957#544310—
1956#479380—
1955#484354—
1954#450382—
1953#433407—
1952#397436—
1951#385451—
1950#358482—
1949#332549—
1948#325578—
1947#351518—
1946#353458—
1945#346394—
1944#307476—
1943#337441—
1942#311487—
1941#313435—
1940#293464—
1939#285479—
1938#280511—
1937#282485#2,4799
1936#272503#3,1476
1935#270516—
1934#312398#2,7428
1933#318383—
1932#317400#3,7765
1931#332368#3,7635
1930#322421—
1929#319422—
1928#327417—
1927#311459#3,7806
1926#310463—
1925#316444—
1924#317442—
1923#311427—
1922#310445—
1921#323417—
1920#319419—
1919#309418—
1918#330378—
1917#324362—
1916#332339#3,8975
1915#345293—
1914#318278—
1913#317227—
1912#293240—
1911#295176—
1910#291176—
1909#315133—
1908#324119—
1907#312124—
1906#310118—
1905#288133—
1904#317105—
1903#33886—
1902#31599—
1901#30994—
1900#283132—
1899#29997—
1898#35577—
1897#35170—
1896#33277—
1895#31784—
1894#33669—
1893#31573—
1892#31472—
1891#31564—
1890#32959—
1889#29966—
1888#30561—
1887#32842—
1886#26561—
1885#31741—
1884#28446—
1883#28239—
1882#25945—
1881#21949—
1880#22746—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Rosetta was already there! It came in at #227, and was given to 46 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2005, when fewer than 20 girls a year got the name.

Where Rosetta is popular in 1931

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #248 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,180 girlsMNIllinois: #284 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,930 girlsILWisconsin: #317 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,846 girlsWIMichigan: #350 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,280 girlsMINew York: #423 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,971 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedSDIowa: #290 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,615 girlsIAIndiana: #201 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,480 girlsINOhio: #325 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,931 girlsOHPennsylvania: #383 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,949 girlsPANew Jersey: #339 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,504 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedUTColorado: #233 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedNEMissouri: #253 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,927 girlsMOKentucky: #219 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsKYWest Virginia: #237 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,559 girlsWVVirginia: #221 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,412 girlsVAMaryland: #214 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedNMKansas: #325 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,808 girlsKSArkansas: #239 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,256 girlsARTennessee: #270 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,020 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #277 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,251 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #206 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,231 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #302 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsOKLouisiana: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,022 girlsLAMississippi: #211 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,057 girlsMSAlabama: #236 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,499 girlsALGeorgia: #238 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosetta, so not publishedHITexas: #433 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,122 girlsTXFlorida: #217 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Indiana#201 · 1 in 1,480
  2. South Carolina#206 · 1 in 1,231
  3. Mississippi#211 · 1 in 1,057
  4. Maryland#214 · 1 in 1,687
  5. Florida#217 · 1 in 1,066

Best ever in a state: #76 in Delaware, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#201161 in 1,480
South Carolina#206151 in 1,231
Mississippi#211191 in 1,057
Maryland#21471 in 1,687
Florida#217111 in 1,066
Kentucky#219211 in 1,238
Virginia#221161 in 1,412
Colorado#23351 in 1,619
Alabama#236191 in 1,499
West Virginia#237111 in 1,559
Georgia#238201 in 1,479
Arkansas#239141 in 1,256
Minnesota#24891 in 2,180
Missouri#253141 in 1,927
Tennessee#270131 in 2,020
North Carolina#277151 in 2,251
Illinois#284181 in 2,930
Iowa#29071 in 2,615
Oklahoma#302111 in 1,996
Louisiana#306101 in 2,022
Wisconsin#31761 in 3,846
Kansas#32551 in 2,808
Ohio#325121 in 3,931
New Jersey#33951 in 5,504
Michigan#35091 in 4,280
Pennsylvania#383131 in 5,949
New York#423131 in 6,971
Texas#433181 in 3,122
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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 Rosetta
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 86 spots since 2024 (#3,335 → #3,249)
  • 108 spots since 2020 (#3,141 → #3,249)
  • 593 spots since 2015 (#3,842 → #3,249)
  • Biggest jump: 56 spots in 1899 (#355 → #299)
  • Biggest drop: 147 spots in 1973 (#848 → #995)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #219 (49 births)
  • Births halved by 2002, 121 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 94 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1973
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,877
  • Highest: 1 in 1,877 girls born in 1881 were named Rosetta (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 33,485 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 17.0% of all girls named Rosetta (4,800) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s496#219 (1881)#279
1890s742#299 (1899)#326
1900s1,143#283 (1900)#311
1910s2,887#291 (1910)#315
1920s4,355#310 (1926)#316
1930s4,464#270 (1935)#299
1940s4,800#293 (1940)#327
1950s3,818#358 (1950)#464
1960s2,218#568 (1960)#677
1970s1,100#848 (1972)#1,156
1980s700#1,489 (1982)#1,704
1990s444#2,201 (1990)#2,898
2000s314#3,216 (2000)#4,464
2010s423#3,076 (2013)#3,721
2020s257#3,141 (2020)#3,592

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.

Rosetta in 1931

girls
#332
368 births · 1 in 2,893 girls
boys
#3,763
5 births · 1 in 207,933 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #332Rosetta368

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #3,763Rosetta5
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 2,893 of them was named Rosetta, which outranked 93.3% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosetta
  1. #328Polly379
  2. #330Claudia375
  3. #331Francis373
  4. #332Rosetta368
  5. #332Neva368
  6. #334Carmela363
  7. #335Earline361
  8. #335Lucile361

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

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 207,933 of them was named Rosetta, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosetta
  1. #3,390Zannie6
  2. #3,390Zell6
  3. #3,390Zigmund6
  4. #3,763Rosetta5
  5. #3,763Abbie5
  6. #3,763Abran5
  7. #3,763Achilles5

Tied with 558 names at #3,763; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →