US rank #662 Girls' name Peak 1925 176,963 births

Rosa — #662 US girls' name

176,963 babies named Rosa in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61571890s78811900s92971910s159761920s207911930s160501940s167961950s198761960s150431970s122901980s107931990s110832000s79952010s46502020s2285
#662
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 96% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

12% of everyone ever named Rosa was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

2,230 babies were named Rosa in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosa

The Social Security Administration has registered 176,963 babies named Rosa between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosa currently holds the #662 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 2,230 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20,791 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Rosa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 29,297 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosa in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 176,963 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rosa at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

176,963

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1925

2,230 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#662

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rosa popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1925)
2,230
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
05001,0001,5002,0002,500 202420051986196719481929191018911880 507

Rosa popularity over time — boys

1,173 total births recorded since 1887 (Rosa as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 1,173 births
051015202530 200319881975196219491936192319101887 5

Rosa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20,791 births that decade — 12% of Rosa's all-time total
1880s61571890s78811900s92971910s159761920s207911930s160501940s167961950s198761960s150431970s122901980s107931990s110832000s79952010s46502020s2285

Rosa by state

Where Rosa concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rosa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
29,297 16.6%
#2 California
20,728 11.7%
#3 Georgia
10,314 5.8%
#4 South Carolina
9,953 5.6%
#5 North Carolina
9,353 5.3%
#6 New York
8,286 4.7%
#7 Virginia
6,354 3.6%
#8 Florida
5,823 3.3%
Texas share of Rosa's total US births 16.6%
Even split

29,297 of 176,963 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Rosa appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosa?
176,963 babies have been named Rosa since 1880. It currently ranks #662 among girls. The peak year was 1925 with 2,230 births.
When was Rosa most popular?
Rosa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20,791 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Rosa most popular?
The top states for the name Rosa are Texas (29,297 births), California (20,728 births), Georgia (10,314 births).
How long has the name Rosa been used?
Rosa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rose, Rosemary, Rosie, Rosalie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.