Recorded 1912–1951 Boys' name Peak 1927 327 births

Rosaire — boys' name

327 babies named Rosaire in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s791920s1441930s551940s441950s5
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Rosaire was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

24 babies were named Rosaire in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosaire

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Rosaire between 1912 and 1951, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rosaire currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosaire performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rosaire shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 150 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rosaire in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosaire 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 327 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.

Rosaire at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

327

Since 1912

40 years of records

Peak year

1927

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1912

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1951

Rosaire popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1912

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1927)
24
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
0510152025 195119451938193219281924192019161912 6

Rosaire popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1945 (Rosaire as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19481945 5

Rosaire by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
144 births that decade — 44% of Rosaire's all-time total
1910s791920s1441930s551940s441950s5

Rosaire by state

Where Rosaire concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rosaire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
150 45.9%
Maine share of Rosaire's total US births 45.9%

150 of 327 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosaire?
327 babies have been named Rosaire since 1912. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1927 with 24 births.
When was Rosaire most popular?
Rosaire was most popular in the 1920s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Rosaire most popular?
The top states for the name Rosaire are Maine (150 births).
How long has the name Rosaire been used?
Rosaire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 40 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Rosaire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ross, Roscoe, Rosario, Rosendo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1951 (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.