Rosario
Spanish, from the Latin rosarium, meaning rose garden and later rosary. It honors the Virgin Mary under her title Our Lady of the Rosary, and is used for both sexes.
Rosario in 2025
Rosario was given to 108 babies in the United States in 2025 — 19 boys and 89 girls, making it the 3,375th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 30,698 babies born.
The history of Rosario
Rosario reached its highest point in 1993, when 218 babies were given the name, ranking 1,567th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 953rd, in 1917.
Across the 130 years of records since 1896, 16,585 babies have been named Rosario. Half of them were born before 1970, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Rosario has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Rosario by decade
| Decade | Babies named Rosario | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 2,766 |
| 1900s | 117 | 1,442 |
| 1910s | 969 | 953 |
| 1920s | 1,414 | 1,027 |
| 1930s | 961 | 1,111 |
| 1940s | 1,140 | 1,172 |
| 1950s | 1,786 | 1,147 |
| 1960s | 1,829 | 1,229 |
| 1970s | 1,812 | 1,263 |
| 1980s | 1,481 | 1,481 |
| 1990s | 1,902 | 1,567 |
| 2000s | 1,535 | 2,129 |
| 2010s | 1,057 | 2,751 |
| 2020s | 577 | 3,375 |
Where Rosario is heading
Rosario has risen 21% over the past decade, from 89 babies in 2015 to 108 in 2025.
Names like Rosario
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Rosario.