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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #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 1944

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #317 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,519 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #395 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,623 girlsMINew York: #811 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 21,094 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: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #309 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,419 girlsINOhio: #329 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,991 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #164 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 918 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedUTColorado: #271 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,044 girlsCONebraska: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,010 girlsNEMissouri: #197 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsMOKentucky: #146 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 793 girlsKYWest Virginia: #221 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsWVVirginia: #291 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsVAMaryland: #210 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDEArizona: #67 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 272 girlsAZNew Mexico: #67 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 253 girlsNMKansas: #217 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsKSArkansas: #62 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 299 girlsARTennessee: #133 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 661 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #273 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,058 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #268 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,834 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #198 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsOKLouisiana: #90 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 344 girlsLAMississippi: #24 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 124 girlsMSAlabama: #73 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 342 girlsALGeorgia: #184 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 939 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedHITexas: #92 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 420 girlsTXFlorida: #331 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,785 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#24 · 1 in 124
  2. Arkansas#62 · 1 in 299
  3. New Mexico#67 · 1 in 253
  4. Arizona#67 · 1 in 272
  5. Alabama#73 · 1 in 342

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#241941 in 124
Arkansas#62651 in 299
Arizona#67241 in 272
New Mexico#67251 in 253
Alabama#73941 in 342
Louisiana#90781 in 344
Texas#921801 in 420
Tennessee#133471 in 661
Kentucky#146351 in 793
California#164871 in 918
Georgia#184381 in 939
Missouri#197221 in 1,396
Oklahoma#198171 in 1,193
Maryland#210121 in 1,502
Kansas#21791 in 1,600
West Virginia#221121 in 1,526
Nebraska#23451 in 2,010
South Carolina#268131 in 1,834
Colorado#27151 in 2,044
North Carolina#273201 in 2,058
Virginia#291111 in 2,672
Indiana#30991 in 3,419
Illinois#317181 in 3,519
Ohio#329151 in 3,991
Florida#33181 in 2,785
Michigan#39591 in 5,623
New York#81151 in 21,094
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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 1944

girls
#193
1,090 births · 1 in 1,218 girls
boys
#2,633
8 births · 1 in 170,359 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #193Rosie1,090

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #2,633Rosie8
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 1,218 of them was named Rosie, which outranked 96.3% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosie
  1. #190Rosalie1,098
  2. #191Elsie1,095
  3. #192Johnnie1,092
  4. #193Rosie1,090
  5. #194Jill1,037
  6. #195Bernadette1,035
  7. #196Rosemarie1,025
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 170,359 of them was named Rosie, which outranked 32.6% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosie
  1. #2,467Wm9
  2. #2,467Worley9
  3. #2,467Zannie9
  4. #2,633Rosie8
  5. #2,633Abundio8
  6. #2,633Alonso8
  7. #2,633Amedeo8
  8. #2,862Abie7
  9. #2,862Acey7
  10. #2,862Alben7

Tied with 228 names at #2,633; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →