Girls' name · peaked in 1938
Rosalie name popularity since 1925
69,466 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rosalie. Half of them were born in 1953 or earlier, so the typical Rosalie is about 73 years old in 2026. Rosalie peaked in 1938 as the #66 name for girls, and it ranked #171 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 69,466
- Named Rosalie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #171
- for girls in 2025 (1,797 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 69,375 girls · 91 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 1.87× its national share
Peak year is the year Rosalie 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.
Rosalie births per year, 1925–2025
1938 was the biggest year for Rosalie both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1938 and 1943, Rosalie's share of baby girls fell by 70%, from 1 in 294 to 1 in 979.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, it became 6.4× more common, from 1 in 14,600 baby girls to 1 in 2,280.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rosalie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rosalie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rosalie 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 | 5,821 | 12 | – |
| 1930s | 13,713 | 50 | #218 |
| 1940s | 12,587 | 24 | #203 |
| 1950s | 6,790 | 5 | #342 |
| 1960s | 3,645 | 0 | #534 |
| 1970s | 1,679 | 0 | #887 |
| 1980s | 1,672 | 0 | #967 |
| 1990s | 1,405 | 0 | #1,379 |
| 2000s | 1,621 | 0 | #1,450 |
| 2010s | 10,535 | 0 | #266 |
| 2020–25 | 9,907 | 0 | #171 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.2% of babies named Rosalie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Rosalie is most popular
The index compares Rosalie'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 Rosalie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1.87× | 681 |
| New York | 1.64× | 8,181 |
| Colorado | 1.60× | 1,301 |
| Maine | 1.55× | 436 |
| Maryland | 1.47× | 1,475 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Rosalie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Rosalie (this page) | 69,375 | 1938 |
| Rosalee | 10,703 | 1938 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rosalie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rosalie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rosalie (1938).
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