Rossie
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
Given to girls 70.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1891 · 23 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,818since 1883
Rossie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #11,932 | 7 | — | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | — | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | — | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | — | |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | — | |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | — | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | — | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | — | |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | — | |
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 | — | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | — | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | — | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | — | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | — | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | — | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | — | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | — | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | — | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | — | |
| 1996 | — | #9,015 | 5 | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | — | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | — | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | — | |
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | — | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | — | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | — | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | — | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | — | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,582 | 7 | |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | #3,941 | 8 | |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | — | |
| 1968 | — | #2,907 | 9 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #2,315 | 13 |
| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | #2,115 | 13 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #1,988 | 15 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #1,981 | 19 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #2,491 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1934 | #1,263 | 32 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #1,330 | 29 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #1,548 | 21 |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | #1,889 | 16 |
| 1929 | #1,555 | 25 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #1,310 | 34 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #1,587 | 27 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #1,176 | 43 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #1,328 | 37 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #1,598 | 27 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #1,536 | 29 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #1,184 | 42 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,171 | 42 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1919 | #882 | 63 | #1,386 | 27 |
| 1918 | #1,184 | 40 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #1,162 | 38 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #1,246 | 33 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #1,140 | 36 | #1,600 | 19 |
| 1914 | #798 | 53 | #1,545 | 16 |
| 1913 | #1,067 | 26 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #903 | 31 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | — | |
| 1910 | #845 | 26 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #761 | 28 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | — | |
| 1907 | #775 | 23 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #793 | 21 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | — | |
| 1904 | #773 | 21 | — | |
| 1903 | #734 | 21 | — | |
| 1902 | #972 | 13 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | — | |
| 1900 | #688 | 27 | #836 | 10 |
| 1899 | #878 | 14 | — | |
| 1898 | #790 | 18 | — | |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #707 | 20 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #607 | 25 | — | |
| 1894 | #744 | 16 | — | |
| 1893 | #739 | 16 | — | |
| 1892 | #830 | 13 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #541 | 23 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | — | |
| 1888 | #612 | 17 | — | |
| 1887 | #608 | 14 | — | |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | — | |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Rossie! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Rossie is popular in 1915
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Carolina#395 · 1 in 4,139
- Georgia#456 · 1 in 4,836
Best ever in a state: #267 in Georgia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #395 | 7 | 1 in 4,139 |
| Georgia | #456 | 6 | 1 in 4,836 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Texas | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Rossie
- 229 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #11,932)
- 842 spots since 2020 (#11,090 → #11,932)
- 4,487 spots since 2015 (#16,419 → #11,932)
- Biggest jump: 338 spots in 1912 (#1,241 → #903)
- Biggest drop: 396 spots in 1911 (#845 → #1,241)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1891 at #541 (23 births)
- Births halved by 1941, 50 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1885–1904
- Highest: 1 in 8,064 girls born in 1891 were named Rossie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 19.8% of all girls named Rossie (360) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1996, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | #572 (1886) | #655 |
| 1890s | 170 | #541 (1891) | #753 |
| 1900s | 199 | #688 (1900) | #839 |
| 1910s | 360 | #798 (1914) | #1,047 |
| 1920s | 340 | #1,171 (1920) | #1,380 |
| 1930s | 205 | #1,263 (1934) | #1,776 |
| 1940s | 136 | #1,981 (1942) | #2,617 |
| 1950s | 89 | #2,781 (1950) | #3,656 |
| 1960s | 44 | #3,608 (1961) | #5,581 |
| 1970s | 21 | #5,818 (1970) | #7,185 |
| 1980s | 45 | #9,015 (1983) | #9,998 |
| 1990s | 18 | #11,138 (1998) | #12,213 |
| 2000s | 25 | #15,784 (2003) | #16,697 |
| 2010s | 47 | #10,113 (2016) | #13,760 |
| 2020s | 42 | #9,562 (2021) | #12,541 |
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.
Rossie in 1915
Top girls' names in 1915
Top boys' names in 1915
More about 1915
girls
983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 27,329 of them was named Rossie, which outranked 77.0% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,115Venus37
- #1,115Wynona37
- #1,115Zada37
- #1,140Rossie36
- #1,140Alease36
- #1,140Clella36
- #1,140Cruz36
- #1,153Bettina35
- #1,153Cleola35
- #1,153Corrie35
Tied with 12 names at #1,140; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 44,662 of them was named Rossie, which outranked 63.6% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,553Theophilus20
- #1,553Waverly20
- #1,553Woodford20
- #1,600Rossie19
- #1,600Addie19
- #1,600Adrain19
- #1,600Alban19
- #1,660Abbott18
- #1,660Aime18
- #1,660Alto18
Tied with 59 names at #1,600; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.