girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Rosalee

Meaning A female given name from Latin Gender Girl Rank 2025 #954 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

A female given name from Latin.

Rank 2025
#954
among girls · ↓1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
270
named Rosalee · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,953
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
346 babies
All-time total
12,900
#1,430 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Rosalee popularity over time

12,900 babies have been named Rosalee 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1938Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s 29 3 – #787
1890s 142 14 +390% #688
1900s 270 27 +90% #608
1910s 954 95 +253% #555
1920s 1,602 160 +68% #512
1930s 1,739 174 +9% #405
1940s 1,697 170 -2% #482
1950s 753 75 -56% #815
1960s 426 43 -43% #1,475
1970s 330 33 -23% #2,007
1980s 391 39 +18% #2,221
1990s 322 32 -18% #3,149
2000s 412 41 +28% #2,960
2010s 2,080 208 +405% #844
2020s (to 2025) 1,753 292 +40% #788

Where Rosalee 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 264 0.16 outside top 500
2027 259 0.16 outside top 500
2028 255 0.16 outside top 500
2029 252 0.16 outside top 500
2030 249 0.16 outside top 500

Where Rosalee is most popular

Girls named Rosalee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.173 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Missouri.

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 Rosalee 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
Kentucky 45 0.526 +203%
Oklahoma 30 0.408 +135%
Missouri 47 0.390 +125%
West Virginia 10 0.382 +120%
Indiana 49 0.349 +101%
South Carolina 30 0.334 +92%
Tennessee 50 0.316 +82%
Ohio 72 0.303 +75%
Michigan 55 0.302 +74%
Utah 22 0.264 +52%
Colorado 29 0.260 +50%
Pennsylvania 56 0.237 +37%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 +34%
Iowa 13 0.222 +28%
North Carolina 50 0.220 +27%
Minnesota 23 0.213 +23%
Alabama 19 0.202 +17%
Louisiana 17 0.194 +12%
Illinois 43 0.188 +8%
Oregon 12 0.184 +6%
Washington 26 0.180 ≈ national
Virginia 28 0.164 -5%
Idaho 5 0.149 -14%
Texas 119 0.148 -15%
New York 57 0.144 -17%
Florida 61 0.143 -18%
Georgia 31 0.136 -21%
Mississippi 6 0.128 -26%
Arizona 17 0.121 -30%
California 83 0.099 -43%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -45%
Maryland 10 0.094 -46%
New Jersey 16 0.089 -49%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -76%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Rosalee

Rosalee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #954 in 2025 with 270 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 12,900 American babies have been named Rosalee. Its peak came in 2020, when 346 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Rosalee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rosalee?

The median living Rosalee is about 18 years old; half are between 6 and 71. An estimated 7,900 people named Rosalee are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Rosalee year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 270 #954
2024 274 #953
2023 240 #1,049
2022 280 #961
2021 343 #814
2020 346 #788
2019 285 #929
2018 322 #844
2017 254 #1,024
2016 248 #1,054
2015 228 #1,123
2014 213 #1,162
2013 192 #1,245
2012 136 #1,600
2011 102 #1,949
2010 100 #2,007
2009 59 #2,960
2008 38 #4,158
2007 40 #3,966
2006 42 #3,719
2005 46 #3,357
2004 40 #3,680
2003 41 #3,513
2002 36 #3,713
2001 40 #3,407
2000 30 #4,158
1995 23 #4,478
1990 35 #3,209
1985 33 #2,846
1980 39 #2,475
1975 40 #2,157
1970 23 #3,004
1965 49 #1,614
1960 47 #1,650
1955 72 #1,183
1950 109 #848
1945 144 #600
1940 200 #482
1935 149 #529
1930 177 #503
1925 138 #625
1920 182 #522
1915 108 #635
1910 46 #628
1905 33 #617
1900 24 #757
1895 12 #973
1890 16 #688
1885 9 #787
1880 5 #923

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rosalee?

The median living Rosalee is about 18 years old. Half of all living Rosalees are between 6 and 71 years old.

How many people named Rosalee are alive today?

An estimated 7,900 people named Rosalee are alive in the United States, based on 12,900 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosalee mean?

A female given name from Latin.

How popular is the name Rosalee in 2025?

Rosalee ranked #954 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 270 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosalee?

12,900 babies have been named Rosalee in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosalee most popular?

Rosalee peaked in 2020, when 346 newborns received the name.

Is Rosalee a boy or girl name?

Rosalee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rosalee rising or falling?

Rosalee is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rosalee become more popular?

Rosalee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 249 girls named Rosalee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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