girls' name ★ peaked 1927

Rosie

Meaning Rosie is a feminine given name of English origin Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #283 Trend ↑ Rising 75%

Rosie is a feminine given name of English origin.

Rank 2025
#283
among girls · ↑27 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,088
named Rosie · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,477
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1927
1,581 babies
All-time total
86,026
#417 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Rosie popularity over time

86,026 babies have been named Rosie 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
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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 1,485 – 1,485 149 – #130
1890s 2,918 5 2,923 292 +97% #136
1900s 4,828 5 4,833 483 +65% #116
1910s 9,565 66 9,631 963 +99% #114
1920s 14,290 119 14,409 1,441 +50% #152
1930s 12,060 126 12,186 1,219 -15% #152
1940s 11,403 93 11,496 1,150 -6% #174
1950s 10,012 34 10,046 1,005 -13% #229
1960s 4,920 22 4,942 494 -51% #354
1970s 1,961 – 1,961 196 -60% #635
1980s 1,324 – 1,324 132 -32% #928
1990s 1,290 – 1,290 129 -3% #1,119
2000s 1,209 – 1,209 121 -6% #1,507
2010s 3,341 – 3,341 334 +176% #564
2020s (to 2025) 4,950 – 4,950 825 +147% #283

Where Rosie 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 1,202 0.75 #257
2027 1,309 0.81 #240
2028 1,407 0.88 #218
2029 1,496 0.93 #203
2030 1,576 0.98 #198

Where Rosie is most popular

Girls named Rosie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.530 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Idaho, and Montana.

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 Rosie 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
Utah 216 2.60 +390%
Idaho 57 1.70 +222%
Montana 18 1.33 +151%
Nevada 46 0.990 +87%
Maine 15 0.970 +83%
Hawaii 11 0.960 +81%
Iowa 56 0.958 +81%
Washington 134 0.928 +75%
Arizona 123 0.877 +65%
Minnesota 93 0.862 +63%
Nebraska 30 0.835 +58%
Arkansas 44 0.833 +57%
Kansas 48 0.832 +57%
Kentucky 71 0.830 +57%
Oregon 52 0.799 +51%
Wisconsin 82 0.796 +50%
South Carolina 70 0.779 +47%
South Dakota 11 0.771 +45%
Ohio 182 0.767 +45%
Tennessee 121 0.764 +44%
Louisiana 66 0.754 +42%
Indiana 103 0.734 +38%
Missouri 85 0.705 +33%
Colorado 78 0.699 +32%
Oklahoma 51 0.693 +31%
Michigan 124 0.681 +29%
Massachusetts 81 0.670 +26%
Pennsylvania 153 0.647 +22%
New Jersey 110 0.609 +15%
New York 234 0.591 +12%
Alabama 55 0.586 +11%
California 492 0.585 +10%
Illinois 130 0.568 +7%
North Carolina 124 0.545 ≈ national
Georgia 122 0.537 ≈ national
Virginia 88 0.516 ≈ national
Maryland 52 0.491 -7%
Connecticut 27 0.464 -12%
Florida 170 0.397 -25%
Texas 312 0.388 -27%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -28%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -49%
Mississippi 11 0.235 -56%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
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 Rosie

Rosie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #283 in 2025 with 1,088 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 86,026 American babies have been named Rosie. Its peak came in 1927, when 1,581 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 Rosie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rosie?

The median living Rosie is about 66 years old; half are between 25 and 78. An estimated 38 thousand people named Rosie are alive in the United States today.

median 66 020406080100

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

Rosie 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 1,088 #283 – –
2024 992 #310 – –
2023 785 #392 – –
2022 747 #424 – –
2021 686 #457 – –
2020 652 #471 – –
2019 545 #564 – –
2018 486 #619 – –
2017 433 #679 – –
2016 396 #721 – –
2015 365 #775 – –
2014 327 #846 – –
2013 300 #863 – –
2012 225 #1,104 – –
2011 135 #1,609 – –
2010 129 #1,657 – –
2009 142 #1,591 – –
2008 142 #1,604 – –
2007 130 #1,692 – –
2006 126 #1,679 – –
2005 116 #1,716 – –
2004 107 #1,791 – –
2003 110 #1,731 – –
2002 126 #1,507 – –
2001 109 #1,668 – –
2000 101 #1,741 – –
1995 131 #1,285 – –
1990 157 #1,119 – –
1985 120 #1,182 – –
1980 154 #962 – –
1975 166 #822 – –
1970 255 #647 – –
1965 470 #436 – –
1960 745 #354 9 #3,037
1955 1,024 #265 – –
1950 1,105 #229 9 #2,736
1945 1,095 #186 6 #3,271
1940 1,119 #174 21 #1,514
1935 1,188 #166 17 #1,748
1930 1,345 #153 12 #2,424
1925 1,516 #156 8 #3,351
1920 1,396 #162 7 #3,761
1915 975 #174 17 #1,767
1910 736 #114 – –
1905 500 #127 – –
1900 576 #116 – –
1895 322 #141 5 #1,212
1890 238 #150 – –
1885 142 #154 – –
1880 106 #143 – –

Famous people named Rosie

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

  1. 1 Rosie O'Donnell Rosie O'Donnell American comedian and actress (born 1962) Contemporary
  2. 2 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Rosie Huntington-Whiteley British model (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Rosie Perez Rosie Perez American actress (born 1964) Contemporary
  4. 4 Rosie Malek-Yonan Rosie Malek-Yonan American novelist, actress (born 1965) Contemporary
  5. 5 Rosie MacLennan Rosie MacLennan Canadian trampoline gymnast b. 1988 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rosie?

The median living Rosie is about 66 years old. Half of all living Rosies are between 25 and 78 years old.

How many people named Rosie are alive today?

An estimated 38 thousand people named Rosie are alive in the United States, based on 86,026 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosie mean?

Rosie is a feminine given name of English origin.

How popular is the name Rosie in 2025?

Rosie ranked #283 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,088 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosie?

86,026 babies have been named Rosie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosie most popular?

Rosie peaked in 1927, when 1,581 newborns received the name.

Is Rosie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rosie rising or falling?

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

Will Rosie become more popular?

Rosie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,576 girls named Rosie in 2030, which would rank around #198. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rosie?

Well-known people named Rosie include Rosie O'Donnell (actor), Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (model), Rosie Perez (actor).

Names like Rosie

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

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