Girls' name · peaked in 1900
Rosie name popularity since 1925
60,141 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rosie (99.4% girls, 0.6% boys). Half of them were born in 1949 or earlier, so the typical Rosie is about 77 years old in 2026. Rosie peaked in 1900 as the #116 name for girls, and it ranked #283 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 60,141
- Named Rosie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1900
- #116 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #283
- for girls in 2025 (1,088 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% girls
- 59,789 girls · 352 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 12.18× its national share
Peak year is the year Rosie 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.
Rosie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1927. Measured as a share of all babies, Rosie peaked earlier, in 1900.
- Steepest fall: Between 1965 and 1970, Rosie's share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 3,760 to 1 in 6,860.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, it became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 13,000 baby girls to 1 in 4,470.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rosie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rosie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rosie 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 | 7,319 | 77 | – |
| 1930s | 12,060 | 126 | #166 |
| 1940s | 11,403 | 93 | #186 |
| 1950s | 10,012 | 34 | #265 |
| 1960s | 4,920 | 22 | #436 |
| 1970s | 1,961 | 0 | #822 |
| 1980s | 1,324 | 0 | #1,182 |
| 1990s | 1,290 | 0 | #1,285 |
| 2000s | 1,209 | 0 | #1,716 |
| 2010s | 3,341 | 0 | #775 |
| 2020–25 | 4,950 | 0 | #283 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.1% of babies named Rosie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Rosie is most popular
The index compares Rosie'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 Rosie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 12.18× | 8,329 |
| Arkansas | 4.89× | 2,840 |
| Alabama | 4.67× | 4,665 |
| New Mexico | 2.92× | 912 |
| Louisiana | 2.76× | 2,794 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Rosie 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rosie (this page) | 59,789 | 1900 |
| Rosy | 1,883 | 1882 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rosie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rosie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rosie (1900).
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