Rosanna
A compound of Rose and Anna formed in Italian and English. Rose reflects the flower and an older Germanic element hrod, fame, while Anna comes from the Hebrew Hannah.
Rosanna in 2025
Rosanna was given to 58 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,134th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 57,161 babies born.
The history of Rosanna
Rosanna reached its highest point in 1982, when 492 babies were given the name, ranking 799th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 792nd, in 1983.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 14,642 babies have been named Rosanna. Half of them were born before 1971, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Rosanna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Rosanna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 162 | 848 |
| 1890s | 226 | 859 |
| 1900s | 235 | 1,041 |
| 1910s | 619 | 1,159 |
| 1920s | 869 | 1,355 |
| 1930s | 584 | 1,517 |
| 1940s | 707 | 1,445 |
| 1950s | 1,851 | 980 |
| 1960s | 1,713 | 1,176 |
| 1970s | 1,902 | 1,220 |
| 1980s | 3,216 | 792 |
| 1990s | 989 | 2,049 |
| 2000s | 568 | 3,503 |
| 2010s | 593 | 4,185 |
| 2020s | 408 | 4,043 |
Where Rosanna is heading
Rosanna has fallen 15% over the past decade, from 68 babies in 2015 to 58 in 2025.
Names like Rosanna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Rosanna.