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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #654 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,999 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #786 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,254 girlsMINew York: #1,163 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 20,833 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: #560 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,009 girlsINOhio: #662 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,465 girlsOHPennsylvania: #669 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,948 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #474 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,494 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #442 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,322 girlsMOKentucky: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,104 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDEArizona: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsAZNew Mexico: #309 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsNMKansas: #387 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,863 girlsKSArkansas: #233 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsARTennessee: #320 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,333 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #562 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,615 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #335 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,003 girlsLAMississippi: #92 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 368 girlsMSAlabama: #201 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsALGeorgia: #412 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,223 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosie, so not publishedHITexas: #236 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsTXFlorida: #679 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,148 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#92 · 1 in 368
  2. Alabama#201 · 1 in 1,023
  3. Arkansas#233 · 1 in 1,267
  4. Texas#236 · 1 in 1,193
  5. Arizona#254 · 1 in 1,163

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#92531 in 368
Alabama#201271 in 1,023
Arkansas#233111 in 1,267
Texas#236771 in 1,193
Arizona#254111 in 1,163
New Mexico#30961 in 1,449
Tennessee#320131 in 2,333
Louisiana#335161 in 2,003
Kentucky#36781 in 3,104
Kansas#38751 in 2,863
Georgia#412121 in 3,223
Missouri#44281 in 4,322
California#474441 in 3,494
Indiana#56061 in 7,009
North Carolina#56261 in 6,615
Illinois#654111 in 7,999
Ohio#66291 in 9,465
Pennsylvania#66991 in 9,948
Florida#67961 in 7,148
Michigan#78661 in 12,254
New York#1,16371 in 20,833
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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 1966

girls
#479
381 births · 1 in 4,441 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #479Rosie381
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 4,441 of them was named Rosie, which outranked 93.7% 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).

Ranked beside Rosie
  1. #476Marci389
  2. #477Caryn387
  3. #477Melisa387
  4. #479Rosie381
  5. #480Deena380
  6. #481Lorri378
  7. #482Courtney372
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →