girls' name ★ peaked 1938

Rosalie

Meaning rose Gender Girl Rank 2025 #171 Trend ↑ Rising 21%

From French Rosalie, from the Latin saints’ name Rosālia, from rosa (“rose”).

Rank 2025
#171
among girls · ↑6 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,797
named Rosalie · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 894
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1938
3,770 babies
All-time total
84,145
#428 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Rosalie popularity over time

84,145 babies have been named Rosalie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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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 457 – 457 46 – #251
1890s 866 – 866 87 +89% #281
1900s 1,571 – 1,571 157 +81% #236
1910s 6,305 5 6,310 631 +302% #197
1920s 11,296 12 11,308 1,131 +79% #170
1930s 13,713 50 13,763 1,376 +22% #66
1940s 12,587 24 12,611 1,261 -8% #139
1950s 6,790 5 6,795 680 -46% #259
1960s 3,645 – 3,645 365 -46% #428
1970s 1,679 – 1,679 168 -54% #780
1980s 1,672 – 1,672 167 0% #815
1990s 1,405 – 1,405 141 -16% #1,100
2000s 1,621 – 1,621 162 +15% #833
2010s 10,535 – 10,535 1,054 +550% #209
2020s (to 2025) 9,907 – 9,907 1,651 +57% #171

Where Rosalie 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 1,855 1.15 #160
2027 1,906 1.19 #157
2028 1,950 1.21 #155
2029 1,989 1.24 #148
2030 2,022 1.26 #146

Where Rosalie is most popular

Girls named Rosalie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.04 per 1,000. Strongest in Alaska, Vermont, and Rhode Island.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rosalie 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
Alaska 33 3.83 +269%
Vermont 18 3.71 +257%
Rhode Island 42 3.35 +223%
Maine 38 2.46 +136%
New Hampshire 44 2.38 +129%
Idaho 71 2.12 +104%
Kansas 122 2.11 +103%
Montana 27 1.99 +92%
Utah 156 1.87 +80%
West Virginia 49 1.87 +80%
Missouri 225 1.87 +80%
Wisconsin 188 1.83 +76%
New Mexico 44 1.81 +74%
Nevada 81 1.74 +68%
Michigan 312 1.71 +65%
Colorado 191 1.71 +65%
Pennsylvania 393 1.66 +60%
Connecticut 94 1.62 +55%
Minnesota 174 1.61 +55%
Indiana 226 1.61 +55%
Oklahoma 118 1.60 +54%
Ohio 380 1.60 +54%
Iowa 93 1.59 +53%
Washington 228 1.58 +52%
Louisiana 136 1.55 +49%
Oregon 101 1.55 +49%
Nebraska 55 1.53 +47%
North Dakota 20 1.52 +46%
Massachusetts 178 1.47 +42%
Arkansas 75 1.42 +37%
South Carolina 123 1.37 +32%
Mississippi 63 1.35 +30%
Illinois 291 1.27 +22%
South Dakota 18 1.26 +21%
Arizona 175 1.25 +20%
Virginia 209 1.23 +18%
Kentucky 104 1.22 +17%
Tennessee 186 1.17 +13%
Delaware 13 1.15 +10%
North Carolina 258 1.13 +9%
Maryland 118 1.11 +7%
Alabama 99 1.05 ≈ national
New York 405 1.02 ≈ national
Texas 818 1.02 ≈ national
California 842 1.00 ≈ national
New Jersey 172 0.953 -8%
Georgia 195 0.858 -17%
Florida 359 0.839 -19%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
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 Rosalie

Rosalie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #171 in 2025 with 1,797 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 84,145 American babies have been named Rosalie. Its peak came in 1938, when 3,770 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1930s.

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

How old are people named Rosalie?

The median living Rosalie is about 40 years old; half are between 7 and 76. An estimated 48 thousand people named Rosalie are alive in the United States today.

median 40 020406080100

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

Rosalie 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 1,797 #171 – –
2024 1,705 #177 – –
2023 1,645 #182 – –
2022 1,692 #176 – –
2021 1,595 #185 – –
2020 1,473 #198 – –
2019 1,467 #209 – –
2018 1,470 #209 – –
2017 1,351 #236 – –
2016 1,252 #252 – –
2015 1,194 #266 – –
2014 1,060 #312 – –
2013 937 #347 – –
2012 771 #405 – –
2011 535 #546 – –
2010 498 #590 – –
2009 337 #833 – –
2008 165 #1,436 – –
2007 132 #1,677 – –
2006 161 #1,410 – –
2005 147 #1,450 – –
2004 135 #1,494 – –
2003 136 #1,453 – –
2002 143 #1,360 – –
2001 134 #1,419 – –
2000 131 #1,420 – –
1995 120 #1,379 – –
1990 158 #1,108 – –
1985 160 #967 – –
1980 162 #924 – –
1975 150 #887 – –
1970 180 #784 – –
1965 317 #534 – –
1960 521 #428 – –
1955 626 #342 – –
1950 874 #259 – –
1945 975 #203 – –
1940 1,735 #139 11 #2,295
1935 778 #218 5 #4,066
1930 1,120 #175 – –
1925 1,092 #191 – –
1920 984 #200 – –
1915 840 #197 – –
1910 281 #228 – –
1905 152 #266 – –
1900 121 #300 – –
1895 86 #314 – –
1890 57 #342 – –
1885 49 #289 – –
1880 39 #251 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rosalie?

The median living Rosalie is about 40 years old. Half of all living Rosalies are between 7 and 76 years old.

How many people named Rosalie are alive today?

An estimated 48 thousand people named Rosalie are alive in the United States, based on 84,145 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosalie mean?

From French Rosalie, from the Latin saints’ name Rosālia, from rosa (“rose”).

How popular is the name Rosalie in 2025?

Rosalie ranked #171 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,797 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosalie?

84,145 babies have been named Rosalie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosalie most popular?

Rosalie peaked in 1938, when 3,770 newborns received the name.

Is Rosalie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rosalie rising or falling?

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

Will Rosalie become more popular?

Rosalie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,022 girls named Rosalie in 2030, which would rank around #146. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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