Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Rosa name popularity since 1925
128,586 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rosa (99.3% girls, 0.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1960 or earlier, so the typical Rosa is about 66 years old in 2026. Rosa peaked in 1880 as the #52 name for girls, and it ranked #653 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 128,586
- Named Rosa, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #52 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #653
- for girls in 2025 (441 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% girls
- 127,624 girls · 962 boys
- Most popular in
- South Carolina
- 3.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Rosa made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rosa births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Rosa peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, Rosa's share of baby girls fell by 38%, from 1 in 2,340 to 1 in 3,750.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Rosa's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rosa.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rosa in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 10,311 | 92 | – |
| 1930s | 16,050 | 171 | #137 |
| 1940s | 16,796 | 124 | #147 |
| 1950s | 19,876 | 118 | #168 |
| 1960s | 15,041 | 101 | #226 |
| 1970s | 12,292 | 109 | #204 |
| 1980s | 10,794 | 145 | #252 |
| 1990s | 11,085 | 82 | #271 |
| 2000s | 7,996 | 20 | #407 |
| 2010s | 4,654 | 0 | #628 |
| 2020–25 | 2,729 | 0 | #653 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.6% of babies named Rosa from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Rosa is most popular
The index compares Rosa's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rosa.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 3.90× | 6,868 |
| Texas | 2.72× | 26,842 |
| Georgia | 1.94× | 6,745 |
| North Carolina | 1.88× | 6,727 |
| New Mexico | 1.88× | 1,311 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rosa's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rosa.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rosa (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data