US rank #13539 Girls' name Peak 1926 666 births

Rosalea — #13539 US girls' name

666 babies named Rosalea in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s1261930s1231940s1251950s461960s151970s51980s101990s52000s272010s952020s56
#13539
of 17,661 girls in use

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

1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Rosalea was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

22 babies were named Rosalea in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosalea

The Social Security Administration has registered 666 babies named Rosalea between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosalea currently holds the #13539 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosalea performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rosalea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Kansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosalea in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosalea 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 666 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.

Rosalea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

666

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1926

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#13,539

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rosalea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1926)
22
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
0510152025 202420152003195619451936192619161915 5

Rosalea by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
126 births that decade — 19% of Rosalea's all-time total
1910s331920s1261930s1231940s1251950s461960s151970s51980s101990s52000s272010s952020s56

Rosalea by state

Where Rosalea concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rosalea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
16 2.4%
#2 Illinois
6 0.9%
#3 Kansas
5 0.8%
West Virginia share of Rosalea's total US births 2.4%
Even split

16 of 666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosalea?
666 babies have been named Rosalea since 1915. It currently ranks #13539 among girls. The peak year was 1926 with 22 births.
When was Rosalea most popular?
Rosalea was most popular in the 1920s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Rosalea most popular?
The top states for the name Rosalea are West Virginia (16 births), Illinois (6 births), Kansas (5 births).
How long has the name Rosalea been used?
Rosalea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosalea?
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, 1915–2024 (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.