US rank #13582 Girls' name Peak 1979 2,823 births

Rosalba — #13582 US girls' name

2,823 babies named Rosalba in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#13582
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Rosalba was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

100 babies were named Rosalba in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosalba

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,823 babies named Rosalba between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosalba currently holds the #13582 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 100 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosalba performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 646 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Rosalba shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,087 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosalba in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosalba 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 2,823 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.

Rosalba at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,823

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

1979

100 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#13,582

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rosalba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
100
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
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Rosalba by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
646 births that decade — 23% of Rosalba's all-time total
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Rosalba by state

Where Rosalba concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Rosalba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,087 38.5%
#2 Texas
501 17.7%
#3 Illinois
161 5.7%
#4 New York
99 3.5%
California share of Rosalba's total US births 38.5%
Even split

1,087 of 2,823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosalba?
2,823 babies have been named Rosalba since 1925. It currently ranks #13582 among girls. The peak year was 1979 with 100 births.
When was Rosalba most popular?
Rosalba was most popular in the 1980s decade with 646 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Rosalba most popular?
The top states for the name Rosalba are California (1,087 births), Texas (501 births), Illinois (161 births).
How long has the name Rosalba been used?
Rosalba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosalba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rose, Rosa, Rosemary, Rosie, 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, 1925–2024 (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.