Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Rosy

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,763 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

A diminutive of the female given name Rose and other related names, variant of Rosie.

Rank 2025
#3,763
among girls · ↓437 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Rosy · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
59 babies
All-time total
2,208
#4,409 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Rosy popularity over time

2,208 babies have been named Rosy since 1882, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1882Girls

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 49 5 – #801
1890s 59 6 +20% #1,079
1900s 64 6 +8% #1,194
1910s 93 9 +45% #1,908
1920s 134 13 +44% #1,712
1930s 69 7 -49% #2,708
1940s 54 5 -22% #3,206
1950s 95 10 +76% #3,072
1960s 85 9 -11% #2,971
1970s 63 6 -26% #4,203
1980s 139 14 +121% #4,638
1990s 251 25 +81% #3,212
2000s 348 35 +39% #3,580
2010s 459 46 +32% #2,860
2020s (to 2025) 246 41 -11% #3,326

Where Rosy 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 39 0.02 outside top 500
2027 39 0.02 outside top 500
2028 38 0.02 outside top 500
2029 37 0.02 outside top 500
2030 37 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Rosy

Rosy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,763 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 2,208 American babies have been named Rosy. Its peak came in 2018, when 59 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Rosy?

The median living Rosy is about 20 years old; half are between 9 and 35. An estimated 1,700 people named Rosy are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Rosy year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 40 #3,763
2024 48 #3,326
2023 35 #4,172
2022 45 #3,522
2021 38 #3,924
2020 40 #3,730
2019 45 #3,495
2018 59 #2,860
2017 51 #3,185
2016 52 #3,176
2015 54 #3,121
2014 45 #3,534
2013 55 #3,038
2012 29 #4,942
2011 34 #4,340
2010 35 #4,288
2009 33 #4,554
2008 36 #4,337
2007 43 #3,773
2006 36 #4,146
2005 34 #4,183
2004 33 #4,262
2003 29 #4,510
2002 34 #3,870
2001 33 #3,922
2000 37 #3,580
1995 27 #3,953
1990 25 #4,093
1985 13 #5,586
1980 14 #5,174
1975 – –
1970 14 #4,203
1965 11 #4,147
1960 18 #2,971
1955 8 #4,667
1950 11 #3,386
1945 – –
1940 8 #3,458
1935 – –
1930 10 #3,018
1925 13 #2,751
1920 9 #3,551
1915 10 #2,864
1910 7 #2,107
1905 7 #1,670
1900 5 #2,183
1895 – –
1890 7 #1,182
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Rosy

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

  1. 1 Rosy Bindi Rosy Bindi Italian politician (born 1951) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rosy?

The median living Rosy is about 20 years old. Half of all living Rosys are between 9 and 35 years old.

How many people named Rosy are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Rosy are alive in the United States, based on 2,208 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosy mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Rose and other related names, variant of Rosie.

How popular is the name Rosy in 2025?

Rosy ranked #3,763 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosy?

2,208 babies have been named Rosy in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosy most popular?

Rosy peaked in 2018, when 59 newborns received the name.

Is Rosy a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rosy rising or falling?

Rosy has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rosy become more popular?

Rosy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Rosy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rosy?

Well-known people named Rosy include Rosy Bindi (politician).

Names like Rosy

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

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