Girls' name · peaked in 1936
Rosemarie name popularity since 1925
49,459 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rosemarie. Half of them were born in 1949 or earlier, so the typical Rosemarie is about 77 years old in 2026. Rosemarie peaked in 1936 as the #158 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 49,459
- Named Rosemarie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,767 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 49,426 girls · 33 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 3.73× its national share
Peak year is the year Rosemarie 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.
Rosemarie births per year, 1925–2025
1936 was the biggest year for Rosemarie both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1925 and 1930, Rosemarie became 1.7× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1948 and 1953, its share of baby girls fell by 48%, from 1 in 1,620 to 1 in 3,150.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rosemarie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rosemarie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rosemarie 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 | 3,943 | 6 | – |
| 1930s | 10,130 | 10 | #191 |
| 1940s | 10,831 | 12 | #213 |
| 1950s | 8,129 | 5 | #310 |
| 1960s | 7,403 | 0 | #349 |
| 1970s | 2,725 | 0 | #682 |
| 1980s | 1,977 | 0 | #871 |
| 1990s | 1,413 | 0 | #1,162 |
| 2000s | 1,046 | 0 | #1,946 |
| 2010s | 1,151 | 0 | #1,618 |
| 2020–25 | 678 | 0 | #1,767 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.6% of babies named Rosemarie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Rosemarie is most popular
The index compares Rosemarie'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 Rosemarie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3.73× | 12,752 |
| New Jersey | 3.25× | 4,038 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.78× | 6,374 |
| Connecticut | 2.44× | 1,190 |
| Massachusetts | 2.39× | 2,565 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Rosemarie 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rosemarie (this page) | 49,426 | 1936 |
| Rosemary | 144,101 | 1946 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rosemarie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rosemarie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rosemarie (1936).
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