Rosie
A pet form of Rose, which combines the Latin flower word rosa with an older Germanic name element hrod, meaning fame.
Rosie in 2025
Rosie was given to 1,088 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 613th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,047 babies born.
The history of Rosie
Rosie reached its highest point in 1927, when 1,581 babies were given the name, ranking 271st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 161st, in 1900.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 86,026 babies have been named Rosie. Half of them were born before 1937, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Rosie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Rosie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,485 | 215 |
| 1890s | 2,923 | 201 |
| 1900s | 4,833 | 161 |
| 1910s | 9,631 | 164 |
| 1920s | 14,409 | 271 |
| 1930s | 12,186 | 282 |
| 1940s | 11,496 | 328 |
| 1950s | 10,046 | 417 |
| 1960s | 4,942 | 628 |
| 1970s | 1,961 | 1,112 |
| 1980s | 1,324 | 1,569 |
| 1990s | 1,290 | 1,899 |
| 2000s | 1,209 | 2,622 |
| 2010s | 3,341 | 1,090 |
| 2020s | 4,950 | 613 |
Where Rosie is heading
Rosie has risen 198% over the past decade, from 365 babies in 2015 to 1,088 in 2025.
Names like Rosie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Rosie.