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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1910 · 736 births
- Debut · girls
- 106 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 85,556since 1880
Rosie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Rosie has never cracked the top 100 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 | #283 | 1,088 | — | |
| 2024 | #310 | 992 | — | |
| 2023 | #392 | 785 | — | |
| 2022 | #423 | 747 | — | |
| 2021 | #456 | 686 | — | |
| 2020 | #469 | 652 | — | |
| 2019 | #563 | 545 | — | |
| 2018 | #618 | 486 | — | |
| 2017 | #678 | 433 | — | |
| 2016 | #719 | 396 | — | |
| 2015 | #775 | 365 | — | |
| 2014 | #844 | 327 | — | |
| 2013 | #860 | 300 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,096 | 225 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,598 | 135 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,649 | 129 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,584 | 142 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,597 | 142 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,689 | 130 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,672 | 126 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,704 | 116 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,781 | 107 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,720 | 110 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,500 | 126 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,660 | 109 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,730 | 101 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,560 | 108 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,219 | 150 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,204 | 150 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,314 | 130 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,279 | 131 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,444 | 110 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,372 | 120 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,381 | 119 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,395 | 115 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,110 | 157 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,259 | 125 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,239 | 120 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,363 | 100 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,187 | 119 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,178 | 120 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,035 | 137 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,060 | 131 | — | |
| 1982 | #950 | 156 | — | |
| 1981 | #927 | 162 | — | |
| 1980 | #959 | 154 | — | |
| 1979 | #912 | 162 | — | |
| 1978 | #898 | 160 | — | |
| 1977 | #835 | 179 | — | |
| 1976 | #832 | 166 | — | |
| 1975 | #821 | 166 | — | |
| 1974 | #859 | 152 | — | |
| 1973 | #662 | 225 | — | |
| 1972 | #653 | 234 | — | |
| 1971 | #632 | 262 | — | |
| 1970 | #646 | 255 | — | |
| 1969 | #576 | 294 | — | |
| 1968 | #562 | 289 | — | |
| 1967 | #514 | 340 | — | |
| 1966 | #479 | 381 | — | |
| 1965 | #436 | 470 | — | |
| 1964 | #418 | 541 | — | |
| 1963 | #397 | 582 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #383 | 599 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #368 | 679 | — | |
| 1960 | #353 | 745 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #335 | 807 | — | |
| 1958 | #294 | 917 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #285 | 983 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #269 | 1,013 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #265 | 1,024 | — | |
| 1954 | #250 | 1,072 | — | |
| 1953 | #257 | 999 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #247 | 1,004 | — | |
| 1951 | #233 | 1,088 | — | |
| 1950 | #229 | 1,105 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #216 | 1,212 | — | |
| 1948 | #215 | 1,151 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #214 | 1,209 | — | |
| 1946 | #205 | 1,183 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #186 | 1,095 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #193 | 1,090 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #193 | 1,127 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #189 | 1,110 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #177 | 1,107 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | #174 | 1,119 | #1,471 | 21 |
| 1939 | #171 | 1,160 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #170 | 1,194 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #178 | 1,121 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #173 | 1,111 | #1,723 | 16 |
| 1935 | #166 | 1,188 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | #160 | 1,240 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #155 | 1,180 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #152 | 1,314 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | #155 | 1,207 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #153 | 1,345 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #154 | 1,366 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1928 | #156 | 1,385 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #152 | 1,560 | #1,692 | 21 |
| 1926 | #156 | 1,492 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #156 | 1,516 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #163 | 1,482 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #166 | 1,395 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #165 | 1,385 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #170 | 1,313 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #162 | 1,396 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #158 | 1,398 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #174 | 1,190 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #179 | 1,099 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #181 | 1,030 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #174 | 975 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1914 | #153 | 957 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1913 | #156 | 744 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #138 | 793 | — | |
| 1911 | #131 | 643 | — | |
| 1910 | #114 | 736 | — | |
| 1909 | #119 | 604 | — | |
| 1908 | #139 | 502 | — | |
| 1907 | #132 | 511 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #127 | 497 | — | |
| 1905 | #127 | 500 | — | |
| 1904 | #127 | 468 | — | |
| 1903 | #132 | 423 | — | |
| 1902 | #134 | 417 | — | |
| 1901 | #148 | 330 | — | |
| 1900 | #116 | 576 | — | |
| 1899 | #140 | 332 | — | |
| 1898 | #153 | 330 | — | |
| 1897 | #141 | 339 | — | |
| 1896 | #150 | 314 | — | |
| 1895 | #141 | 322 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #152 | 288 | — | |
| 1893 | #162 | 242 | — | |
| 1892 | #156 | 249 | — | |
| 1891 | #136 | 264 | — | |
| 1890 | #150 | 238 | — | |
| 1889 | #142 | 239 | — | |
| 1888 | #150 | 211 | — | |
| 1887 | #152 | 162 | — | |
| 1886 | #175 | 133 | — | |
| 1885 | #154 | 142 | — | |
| 1884 | #140 | 152 | — | |
| 1883 | #155 | 115 | — | |
| 1882 | #129 | 140 | — | |
| 1881 | #158 | 85 | — | |
| 1880 | #141 | 106 | — | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#362 · 1 in 1,917
- Tennessee#547 · 1 in 4,644
- California#553 · 1 in 3,833
- Alabama#567 · 1 in 4,350
- Texas#592 · 1 in 4,136
Best ever in a state: #5 in Mississippi, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #362 | 8 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Tennessee | #547 | 6 | 1 in 4,644 |
| California | #553 | 40 | 1 in 3,833 |
| Alabama | #567 | 5 | 1 in 4,350 |
| Texas | #592 | 25 | 1 in 4,136 |
| Illinois | #723 | 11 | 1 in 6,446 |
| New York | #1,171 | 8 | 1 in 12,291 |
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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
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,485 | #129 (1882) | #150 |
| 1890s | 2,918 | #136 (1891) | #148 |
| 1900s | 4,828 | #116 (1900) | #130 |
| 1910s | 9,565 | #114 (1910) | #156 |
| 1920s | 14,290 | #152 (1927) | #160 |
| 1930s | 12,060 | #152 (1932) | #163 |
| 1940s | 11,403 | #174 (1940) | #196 |
| 1950s | 10,012 | #229 (1950) | #266 |
| 1960s | 4,920 | #353 (1960) | #449 |
| 1970s | 1,961 | #632 (1971) | #775 |
| 1980s | 1,324 | #927 (1981) | #1,116 |
| 1990s | 1,290 | #1,110 (1990) | #1,328 |
| 2000s | 1,209 | #1,500 (2002) | #1,664 |
| 2010s | 3,341 | #563 (2019) | #940 |
| 2020s | 4,950 | #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 1978
girls
#898
160 births · 1 in 9,574 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 9,574 of them was named Rosie, which outranked 92.2% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).