girls' name ★ peaked 1925

Rosa

Meaning A female given name from Latin Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #653 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Latin; a Latinized variant of Rose.

Rank 2025
#653
among girls · ↑9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
441
named Rosa
How common
1 in 3,645
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1925
2,245 babies
All-time total
178,588
#226 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Rosa popularity over time

178,588 babies have been named Rosa since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 6,157 5 6,162 616 – #52
1890s 7,881 23 7,904 790 +28% #64
1900s 9,297 21 9,318 932 +18% #69
1910s 15,976 88 16,064 1,606 +72% #83
1920s 20,791 166 20,957 2,096 +30% #116
1930s 16,050 171 16,221 1,622 -23% #129
1940s 16,796 124 16,920 1,692 +4% #145
1950s 19,876 118 19,994 1,999 +18% #155
1960s 15,041 101 15,142 1,514 -24% #197
1970s 12,292 109 12,401 1,240 -18% #203
1980s 10,794 145 10,939 1,094 -12% #204
1990s 11,085 82 11,167 1,117 +2% #220
2000s 7,996 20 8,016 802 -28% #315
2010s 4,654 – 4,654 465 -42% #564
2020s (to 2025) 2,729 – 2,729 455 -2% #605

Where Rosa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 441 0.27 outside top 500
2027 442 0.27 outside top 500
2028 442 0.27 outside top 500
2029 442 0.28 outside top 500
2030 442 0.28 outside top 500

Where Rosa is most popular

Girls named Rosa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.280 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Kansas, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rosa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oregon 30 0.461 +65%
Kansas 24 0.416 +49%
Maryland 43 0.406 +45%
Tennessee 64 0.404 +44%
Ohio 94 0.396 +42%
Oklahoma 29 0.394 +41%
Arizona 55 0.392 +40%
Texas 309 0.384 +37%
California 317 0.377 +35%
Washington 53 0.367 +31%
North Carolina 82 0.360 +29%
Indiana 49 0.349 +25%
New Jersey 62 0.343 +23%
Pennsylvania 80 0.338 +21%
New York 133 0.336 +20%
Colorado 37 0.331 +19%
South Carolina 29 0.323 +15%
Massachusetts 39 0.323 +15%
Illinois 73 0.319 +14%
Georgia 70 0.308 +10%
Nebraska 11 0.306 +9%
Florida 120 0.280 ≈ national
Alabama 24 0.256 -9%
Minnesota 27 0.250 -11%
Michigan 45 0.247 -12%
Wisconsin 25 0.243 -13%
Virginia 38 0.223 -20%
Missouri 24 0.199 -29%
Nevada 8 0.172 -38%
Arkansas 9 0.170 -39%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -54%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -62%
Iowa 6 0.103 -63%
Utah 5 0.060 -79%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -80%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rosa

Rosa is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #653 in 2025 with 441 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 178,588 American babies have been named Rosa. Its peak came in 1925, when 2,245 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rosa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rosa?

The median living Rosa is about 55 years old; half are between 33 and 71. An estimated 95 thousand people named Rosa are alive in the United States today.

median 55 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rosa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 441 #653 – –
2024 442 #662 – –
2023 441 #669 – –
2022 494 #605 – –
2021 451 #662 – –
2020 460 #631 – –
2019 450 #649 – –
2018 466 #640 – –
2017 443 #665 – –
2016 466 #638 – –
2015 456 #628 – –
2014 480 #607 – –
2013 437 #649 – –
2012 469 #614 – –
2011 469 #618 – –
2010 518 #564 – –
2009 626 #492 – –
2008 696 #454 – –
2007 742 #436 – –
2006 813 #395 – –
2005 776 #407 – –
2004 737 #415 – –
2003 787 #388 10 #7,139
2002 876 #340 5 #12,139
2001 938 #331 – –
2000 1,005 #315 5 #11,788
1995 1,008 #271 9 #6,313
1990 1,176 #242 16 #3,746
1985 1,011 #252 16 #3,052
1980 1,270 #204 10 #4,074
1975 1,208 #204 7 #4,691
1970 1,425 #221 14 #2,608
1965 1,408 #226 10 #2,745
1960 1,831 #197 9 #3,036
1955 2,049 #168 10 #2,724
1950 1,886 #155 7 #3,271
1945 1,576 #147 7 #2,952
1940 1,549 #148 10 #2,451
1935 1,600 #137 15 #1,903
1930 1,877 #129 22 #1,595
1925 2,230 #125 15 #2,169
1920 2,199 #116 17 #2,036
1915 1,793 #116 10 #2,588
1910 1,131 #83 6 #1,556
1905 922 #79 – –
1900 1,118 #69 5 #1,471
1895 832 #71 – –
1890 770 #64 – –
1885 623 #58 – –
1880 507 #52 – –

Famous people named Rosa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rosa Parks Rosa Parks American civil rights activist (1913–2005) Contemporary
  2. 2 Rosa Salazar Rosa Salazar American actress (born 1985) Contemporary
  3. 3 Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Luxemburg Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919) 19th century
  4. 4 Rosa Mendes Rosa Mendes Canadian professional wrestler and model (born 1979) Contemporary
  5. 5 Rosa Bonheur Rosa Bonheur French painter and sculptor (1822–1899) 19th century
  6. 6 Rosa von Praunheim Rosa von Praunheim German film director, academic and gay rights activist (1942–2025) Contemporary
  7. 7 Rosa Mota Rosa Mota Portuguese marathon runner (born 1958) Contemporary
  8. 8 Rosa Ponselle Rosa Ponselle American operatic soprano (1897–1981) 19th century
  9. 9 Rosa Montero Rosa Montero Spanish journalist and author (born 1951) Contemporary
  10. 10 Rosa López Rosa López Spanish singer (born 1981) Contemporary
  11. 11 Rosa Maria Sardà Rosa Maria Sardà Spanish actress (1941–2020) Contemporary
  12. 12 Rosa Liksom Rosa Liksom Finnish writer and artist b. 1958 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Rosa Díez Rosa Díez Spanish politician b. 1952 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Rosa Chacel Rosa Chacel Spanish writer 1898–1994 · 19th century
  15. 15 Rosa Sensat Rosa Sensat Spanish teacher 1873–1961 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rosa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rosa?

The median living Rosa is about 55 years old. Half of all living Rosas are between 33 and 71 years old.

How many people named Rosa are alive today?

An estimated 95 thousand people named Rosa are alive in the United States, based on 178,588 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosa mean?

A female given name from Latin; a Latinized variant of Rose.

How popular is the name Rosa in 2025?

Rosa ranked #653 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 441 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosa?

178,588 babies have been named Rosa in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosa most popular?

Rosa peaked in 1925, when 2,245 newborns received the name.

Is Rosa a boy or girl name?

Rosa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rosa rising or falling?

Rosa has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rosa become more popular?

Rosa looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 442 girls named Rosa in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rosa?

Well-known people named Rosa include Rosa Parks (social activist), Rosa Salazar (actor), Rosa Luxemburg (social activist).

Names like Rosa

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