Rosie

#283 for girls in 2025, 1,088 births · Last seen for boys in 1963 at #3,646
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1910 · 736 births
Debut · girls
106 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
85,556
since 1880

Rosie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rosie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #114, 1910girls
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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#2831,088—
2024#310992—
2023#392785—
2022#423747—
2021#456686—
2020#469652—
2019#563545—
2018#618486—
2017#678433—
2016#719396—
2015#775365—
2014#844327—
2013#860300—
2012#1,096225—
2011#1,598135—
2010#1,649129—
2009#1,584142—
2008#1,597142—
2007#1,689130—
2006#1,672126—
2005#1,704116—
2004#1,781107—
2003#1,720110—
2002#1,500126—
2001#1,660109—
2000#1,730101—
1999#1,560108—
1998#1,219150—
1997#1,204150—
1996#1,314130—
1995#1,279131—
1994#1,444110—
1993#1,372120—
1992#1,381119—
1991#1,395115—
1990#1,110157—
1989#1,259125—
1988#1,239120—
1987#1,363100—
1986#1,187119—
1985#1,178120—
1984#1,035137—
1983#1,060131—
1982#950156—
1981#927162—
1980#959154—
1979#912162—
1978#898160—
1977#835179—
1976#832166—
1975#821166—
1974#859152—
1973#662225—
1972#653234—
1971#632262—
1970#646255—
1969#576294—
1968#562289—
1967#514340—
1966#479381—
1965#436470—
1964#418541—
1963#397582#3,6466
1962#383599#3,3057
1961#368679—
1960#353745#2,8719
1959#335807—
1958#294917#3,9445
1957#285983#3,0248
1956#2691,013#3,9425
1955#2651,024—
1954#2501,072—
1953#257999#3,1437
1952#2471,004—
1951#2331,088—
1950#2291,105#2,5809
1949#2161,212—
1948#2151,151#3,0107
1947#2141,209—
1946#2051,183#2,5349
1945#1861,095#2,9966
1944#1931,090#2,6338
1943#1931,127#1,91015
1942#1891,110#2,04213
1941#1771,107#1,90314
1940#1741,119#1,47121
1939#1711,160#2,15911
1938#1701,194#2,8687
1937#1781,121#2,4799
1936#1731,111#1,72316
1935#1661,188#1,70817
1934#1601,240#1,78316
1933#1551,180#2,09312
1932#1521,314#1,84816
1931#1551,207#2,47110
1930#1531,345#2,29312
1929#1541,366#1,61121
1928#1561,385#2,27013
1927#1521,560#1,69221
1926#1561,492#2,18614
1925#1561,516#3,1558
1924#1631,482#3,5057
1923#1661,395#2,22414
1922#1651,385#4,3075
1921#1701,313#2,9869
1920#1621,396#3,4897
1919#1581,398#3,7366
1918#1741,190#2,26013
1917#1791,099#3,5456
1916#1811,030#3,8975
1915#174975#1,70717
1914#153957#1,97511
1913#156744#2,0928
1912#138793—
1911#131643—
1910#114736—
1909#119604—
1908#139502—
1907#132511#1,3455
1906#127497—
1905#127500—
1904#127468—
1903#132423—
1902#134417—
1901#148330—
1900#116576—
1899#140332—
1898#153330—
1897#141339—
1896#150314—
1895#141322#1,0795
1894#152288—
1893#162242—
1892#156249—
1891#136264—
1890#150238—
1889#142239—
1888#150211—
1887#152162—
1886#175133—
1885#154142—
1884#140152—
1883#155115—
1882#129140—
1881#15885—
1880#141106—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Rosie was already there! It came in at #141, and was given to 106 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.

Where Rosie is popular in 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNHWashington: #147 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 817 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #312 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,121 girlsMNIllinois: #254 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,146 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #258 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsMINew York: #640 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,676 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedSDIowa: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,195 girlsIAIndiana: #261 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,441 girlsINOhio: #292 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,068 girlsOHPennsylvania: #297 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,645 girlsPANew Jersey: #318 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,444 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #108 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 486 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedUTColorado: #126 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 549 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #163 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 802 girlsMOKentucky: #144 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 652 girlsKYWest Virginia: #202 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsWVVirginia: #200 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsVAMaryland: #172 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDEArizona: #83 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 300 girlsAZNew Mexico: #53 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 208 girlsNMKansas: #242 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,593 girlsKSArkansas: #48 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 192 girlsARTennessee: #88 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 359 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #182 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #157 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 858 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #139 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 588 girlsOKLouisiana: #66 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 240 girlsLAMississippi: #12 for girls · 248 births · 1 in 93 girlsMSAlabama: #54 for girls · 153 births · 1 in 216 girlsALGeorgia: #103 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 425 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedHITexas: #81 for girls · 170 births · 1 in 363 girlsTXFlorida: #230 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#12 · 1 in 93
  2. Arkansas#48 · 1 in 192
  3. New Mexico#53 · 1 in 208
  4. Alabama#54 · 1 in 216
  5. Louisiana#66 · 1 in 240

Best ever in a state: #5 in Mississippi, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#122481 in 93
Arkansas#481131 in 192
New Mexico#53211 in 208
Alabama#541531 in 216
Louisiana#66991 in 240
Texas#811701 in 363
Arizona#83131 in 300
Tennessee#88811 in 359
Georgia#103821 in 425
California#108761 in 486
Colorado#126161 in 549
Oklahoma#139441 in 588
Kentucky#144461 in 652
Washington#147121 in 817
South Carolina#157281 in 858
Missouri#163391 in 802
Maryland#172131 in 1,081
North Carolina#182391 in 1,019
Virginia#200211 in 1,322
West Virginia#202161 in 1,284
Florida#230121 in 1,244
Kansas#242101 in 1,593
Illinois#254281 in 2,146
Michigan#258171 in 2,408
Indiana#261111 in 2,441
Ohio#292181 in 3,068
Pennsylvania#297261 in 3,645
Minnesota#31271 in 3,121
New Jersey#31871 in 4,444
Iowa#38251 in 4,195
New York#64061 in 16,676
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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 Rosie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 27 spots since 2024 (#310 → #283)
  • 186 spots since 2020 (#469 → #283)
  • 492 spots since 2015 (#775 → #283)
  • Biggest jump: 236 spots in 2013 (#1,096 → #860)
  • Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1974 (#662 → #859)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #114 (736 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 57 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 116 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1982
Share of babies · girls
1 in 520
  • Highest: 1 in 520 girls born in 1900 were named Rosie (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,477 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
  • Its best rank, #114 in 1910, was only 1 in 539 (0.19%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 16.7% of all girls named Rosie (14,290) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #114 (1910) → #1,781 (2004) → #283 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,485#129 (1882)#150
1890s2,918#136 (1891)#148
1900s4,828#116 (1900)#130
1910s9,565#114 (1910)#156
1920s14,290#152 (1927)#160
1930s12,060#152 (1932)#163
1940s11,403#174 (1940)#196
1950s10,012#229 (1950)#266
1960s4,920#353 (1960)#449
1970s1,961#632 (1971)#775
1980s1,324#927 (1981)#1,116
1990s1,290#1,110 (1990)#1,328
2000s1,209#1,500 (2002)#1,664
2010s3,341#563 (2019)#940
2020s4,950#283 (2025)#389

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.

Rosie in 1925

girls
#156
1,516 births · 1 in 803 girls
boys
#3,155
8 births · 1 in 139,490 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #156Rosie1,516

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #3,155Rosie8
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 803 of them was named Rosie, which outranked 97.3% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosie
  1. #153Verna1,613
  2. #154Miriam1,599
  3. #155Bette1,592
  4. #156Rosie1,516
  5. #157Janice1,510
  6. #158Madeline1,506
  7. #159Claire1,503
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 139,490 of them was named Rosie, which outranked 35.2% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosie
  1. #2,936Worden9
  2. #2,936Yancey9
  3. #2,936Zenas9
  4. #3,155Rosie8
  5. #3,155Ac8
  6. #3,155Acel8
  7. #3,155Acy8
  8. #3,408Abbott7
  9. #3,408Abran7
  10. #3,408Abron7

Tied with 252 names at #3,155; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →