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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 49 births
- Debut · girls
- 46 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 28,161since 1880
Rosetta over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Rosetta has never cracked the top 200 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 | #3,249 | 48 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,335 | 47 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,984 | 37 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,041 | 36 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,801 | 39 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,141 | 50 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,130 | 51 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,076 | 35 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,305 | 48 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,411 | 46 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,842 | 39 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,272 | 49 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,076 | 53 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,854 | 40 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,063 | 27 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,180 | 35 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,870 | 40 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,268 | 36 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,808 | 30 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,165 | 35 | — | |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,387 | 31 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,668 | 27 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,906 | 24 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,107 | 30 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,216 | 42 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,970 | 29 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,398 | 58 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,897 | 28 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,429 | 33 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,022 | 38 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,503 | 50 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,417 | 52 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,295 | 57 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,843 | 41 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,201 | 58 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,834 | 72 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,564 | 84 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,647 | 74 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,816 | 62 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,948 | 56 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,018 | 50 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,733 | 62 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,489 | 80 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,490 | 81 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,502 | 79 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,543 | 75 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,523 | 73 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,414 | 79 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,244 | 90 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,175 | 98 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,048 | 113 | — | |
| 1973 | #995 | 119 | — | |
| 1972 | #848 | 153 | — | |
| 1971 | #895 | 148 | — | |
| 1970 | #877 | 152 | — | |
| 1969 | #739 | 188 | — | |
| 1968 | #776 | 166 | — | |
| 1967 | #685 | 200 | — | |
| 1966 | #636 | 226 | — | |
| 1965 | #691 | 202 | — | |
| 1964 | #662 | 238 | — | |
| 1963 | #695 | 212 | — | |
| 1962 | #698 | 218 | — | |
| 1961 | #621 | 270 | — | |
| 1960 | #568 | 298 | — | |
| 1959 | #561 | 303 | — | |
| 1958 | #549 | 313 | — | |
| 1957 | #544 | 310 | — | |
| 1956 | #479 | 380 | — | |
| 1955 | #484 | 354 | — | |
| 1954 | #450 | 382 | — | |
| 1953 | #433 | 407 | — | |
| 1952 | #397 | 436 | — | |
| 1951 | #385 | 451 | — | |
| 1950 | #358 | 482 | — | |
| 1949 | #332 | 549 | — | |
| 1948 | #325 | 578 | — | |
| 1947 | #351 | 518 | — | |
| 1946 | #353 | 458 | — | |
| 1945 | #346 | 394 | — | |
| 1944 | #307 | 476 | — | |
| 1943 | #337 | 441 | — | |
| 1942 | #311 | 487 | — | |
| 1941 | #313 | 435 | — | |
| 1940 | #293 | 464 | — | |
| 1939 | #285 | 479 | — | |
| 1938 | #280 | 511 | — | |
| 1937 | #282 | 485 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #272 | 503 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #270 | 516 | — | |
| 1934 | #312 | 398 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #318 | 383 | — | |
| 1932 | #317 | 400 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #332 | 368 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #322 | 421 | — | |
| 1929 | #319 | 422 | — | |
| 1928 | #327 | 417 | — | |
| 1927 | #311 | 459 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #310 | 463 | — | |
| 1925 | #316 | 444 | — | |
| 1924 | #317 | 442 | — | |
| 1923 | #311 | 427 | — | |
| 1922 | #310 | 445 | — | |
| 1921 | #323 | 417 | — | |
| 1920 | #319 | 419 | — | |
| 1919 | #309 | 418 | — | |
| 1918 | #330 | 378 | — | |
| 1917 | #324 | 362 | — | |
| 1916 | #332 | 339 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #345 | 293 | — | |
| 1914 | #318 | 278 | — | |
| 1913 | #317 | 227 | — | |
| 1912 | #293 | 240 | — | |
| 1911 | #295 | 176 | — | |
| 1910 | #291 | 176 | — | |
| 1909 | #315 | 133 | — | |
| 1908 | #324 | 119 | — | |
| 1907 | #312 | 124 | — | |
| 1906 | #310 | 118 | — | |
| 1905 | #288 | 133 | — | |
| 1904 | #317 | 105 | — | |
| 1903 | #338 | 86 | — | |
| 1902 | #315 | 99 | — | |
| 1901 | #309 | 94 | — | |
| 1900 | #283 | 132 | — | |
| 1899 | #299 | 97 | — | |
| 1898 | #355 | 77 | — | |
| 1897 | #351 | 70 | — | |
| 1896 | #332 | 77 | — | |
| 1895 | #317 | 84 | — | |
| 1894 | #336 | 69 | — | |
| 1893 | #315 | 73 | — | |
| 1892 | #314 | 72 | — | |
| 1891 | #315 | 64 | — | |
| 1890 | #329 | 59 | — | |
| 1889 | #299 | 66 | — | |
| 1888 | #305 | 61 | — | |
| 1887 | #328 | 42 | — | |
| 1886 | #265 | 61 | — | |
| 1885 | #317 | 41 | — | |
| 1884 | #284 | 46 | — | |
| 1883 | #282 | 39 | — | |
| 1882 | #259 | 45 | — | |
| 1881 | #219 | 49 | — | |
| 1880 | #227 | 46 | — | |
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 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Alabama#292 · 1 in 1,841
- Kentucky#320 · 1 in 2,483
- South Carolina#322 · 1 in 2,123
- West Virginia#335 · 1 in 2,522
- Arkansas#350 · 1 in 2,324
Best ever in a state: #76 in Delaware, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #292 | 15 | 1 in 1,841 |
| Kentucky | #320 | 10 | 1 in 2,483 |
| South Carolina | #322 | 10 | 1 in 2,123 |
| West Virginia | #335 | 5 | 1 in 2,522 |
| Arkansas | #350 | 6 | 1 in 2,324 |
| Mississippi | #413 | 7 | 1 in 2,786 |
| Florida | #416 | 14 | 1 in 3,063 |
| Maryland | #423 | 7 | 1 in 3,906 |
| North Carolina | #438 | 10 | 1 in 3,969 |
| Virginia | #452 | 8 | 1 in 4,285 |
| Illinois | #514 | 17 | 1 in 5,176 |
| Georgia | #549 | 7 | 1 in 5,526 |
| Louisiana | #549 | 7 | 1 in 4,577 |
| Indiana | #560 | 6 | 1 in 7,009 |
| Ohio | #564 | 12 | 1 in 7,099 |
| New York | #713 | 16 | 1 in 9,114 |
| Pennsylvania | #753 | 7 | 1 in 12,790 |
| Texas | #768 | 12 | 1 in 7,658 |
| Michigan | #786 | 6 | 1 in 12,254 |
| California | #1,080 | 10 | 1 in 15,375 |
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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
- 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 496 | #219 (1881) | #279 |
| 1890s | 742 | #299 (1899) | #326 |
| 1900s | 1,143 | #283 (1900) | #311 |
| 1910s | 2,887 | #291 (1910) | #315 |
| 1920s | 4,355 | #310 (1926) | #316 |
| 1930s | 4,464 | #270 (1935) | #299 |
| 1940s | 4,800 | #293 (1940) | #327 |
| 1950s | 3,818 | #358 (1950) | #464 |
| 1960s | 2,218 | #568 (1960) | #677 |
| 1970s | 1,100 | #848 (1972) | #1,156 |
| 1980s | 700 | #1,489 (1982) | #1,704 |
| 1990s | 444 | #2,201 (1990) | #2,898 |
| 2000s | 314 | #3,216 (2000) | #4,464 |
| 2010s | 423 | #3,076 (2013) | #3,721 |
| 2020s | 257 | #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 1966
girls
#636
226 births · 1 in 7,488 girls
Top girls' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 7,488 of them was named Rosetta, which outranked 91.7% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).