girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Rosalia

Meaning A female given name from Latin Gender Girl Rank 2025 #609 Trend ↑ Rising 123%

A female given name from Latin.

Rank 2025
#609
among girls · ↓11 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
481
named Rosalia · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,342
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
517 babies
All-time total
10,664
#1,594 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Rosalia popularity over time

10,664 babies have been named Rosalia 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 80 8 – #576
1890s 167 17 +109% #580
1900s 243 24 +46% #673
1910s 626 63 +158% #676
1920s 678 68 +8% #838
1930s 395 40 -42% #995
1940s 355 36 -10% #1,299
1950s 471 47 +33% #1,271
1960s 577 58 +23% #1,367
1970s 693 69 +20% #1,115
1980s 762 76 +10% #1,218
1990s 729 73 -4% #1,712
2000s 803 80 +10% #2,095
2010s 1,249 125 +56% #1,289
2020s (to 2025) 2,836 473 +278% #580

Where Rosalia 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 563 0.35 outside top 500
2027 644 0.40 #476
2028 721 0.45 #430
2029 794 0.49 #392
2030 862 0.54 #354

Where Rosalia is most popular

Girls named Rosalia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.304 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona.

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 Rosalia 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
Nevada 40 0.861 +183%
Oregon 47 0.722 +138%
Arizona 89 0.634 +109%
Kansas 35 0.607 +100%
New Mexico 14 0.576 +89%
Connecticut 31 0.533 +75%
Illinois 108 0.472 +55%
California 386 0.459 +51%
Oklahoma 33 0.448 +48%
Florida 191 0.446 +47%
New York 169 0.427 +40%
New Jersey 75 0.416 +37%
Texas 329 0.409 +35%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 +31%
Massachusetts 47 0.389 +28%
Washington 56 0.388 +28%
Michigan 66 0.362 +19%
Minnesota 35 0.324 +7%
Colorado 36 0.323 +6%
Pennsylvania 69 0.292 ≈ national
Georgia 61 0.269 -12%
North Carolina 57 0.250 -18%
Maryland 26 0.245 -19%
Utah 20 0.240 -21%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 -23%
Missouri 28 0.232 -24%
Virginia 39 0.229 -25%
Alabama 21 0.224 -26%
Ohio 49 0.207 -32%
Tennessee 30 0.189 -38%
Indiana 26 0.185 -39%
Iowa 6 0.103 -66%
South Carolina 7 0.078 -74%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
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 Rosalia

Rosalia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #609 in 2025 with 481 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 10,664 American babies have been named Rosalia. Its peak came in 2023, when 517 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 Rosalia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rosalia?

The median living Rosalia is about 16 years old; half are between 4 and 44. An estimated 8,300 people named Rosalia are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Rosalia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 481 #609
2024 505 #598
2023 517 #580
2022 501 #599
2021 461 #647
2020 371 #738
2019 179 #1,289
2018 139 #1,564
2017 142 #1,551
2016 132 #1,647
2015 141 #1,562
2014 120 #1,743
2013 128 #1,665
2012 98 #1,996
2011 91 #2,118
2010 79 #2,399
2009 93 #2,161
2008 69 #2,681
2007 86 #2,273
2006 87 #2,222
2005 86 #2,156
2004 74 #2,340
2003 73 #2,316
2002 82 #2,095
2001 79 #2,112
2000 74 #2,171
1995 79 #1,814
1990 78 #1,843
1985 58 #1,924
1980 96 #1,326
1975 65 #1,557
1970 60 #1,594
1965 56 #1,497
1960 53 #1,537
1955 36 #1,767
1950 53 #1,271
1945 32 #1,442
1940 27 #1,512
1935 30 #1,349
1930 46 #1,099
1925 71 #883
1920 75 #841
1915 92 #694
1910 30 #791
1905 25 #728
1900 27 #699
1895 18 #764
1890 9 #994
1885 5 #1,174
1880 9 #623

Famous people named Rosalia

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

  1. 1 Rosalia Lombardo Rosalia Lombardo Italian child whose mummy is preserved in Palermo (1918–1920) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rosalia?

The median living Rosalia is about 16 years old. Half of all living Rosalias are between 4 and 44 years old.

How many people named Rosalia are alive today?

An estimated 8,300 people named Rosalia are alive in the United States, based on 10,664 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosalia mean?

A female given name from Latin.

How popular is the name Rosalia in 2025?

Rosalia ranked #609 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 481 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosalia?

10,664 babies have been named Rosalia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosalia most popular?

Rosalia peaked in 2023, when 517 newborns received the name.

Is Rosalia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rosalia rising or falling?

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

Will Rosalia become more popular?

Rosalia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 862 girls named Rosalia in 2030, which would rank around #354. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rosalia?

Well-known people named Rosalia include Rosalia Lombardo (celebrity).

Names like Rosalia

Names that sound and feel close to Rosalia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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