Girls' name · since 1880
Rosalee
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 12,900 babies named Rosalee, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #954 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,900
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rosalee is the #954 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 12,900 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosalee has been recorded 12,900 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #954 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #954 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,900 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosalee ranks #1,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #954 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,900 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #954 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,900
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rosalee's 12,900 recorded births place it above 98.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
How Rosalee compares
12,900 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rosalee's all-time total is 34x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosalee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,900 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 346 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rosalee splits its recorded history at 1956: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 346 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rosalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 346
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rosalee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,080 births, 16% of the file).
2010s was Rosalee's strongest decade.
2,080 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Rosalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 29
1880s
29 births
- 1890s 142
1890s
142 births
- 1900s 270
1900s
270 births
- 1910s
1910s
954 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,602 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,739 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,697 births
- 1950s 753
1950s
753 births
- 1960s 426
1960s
426 births
- 1970s 330
1970s
330 births
- 1980s 391
1980s
391 births
- 1990s 322
1990s
322 births
- 2000s 412
2000s
412 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,080 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,753 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,080 births (16% of all-time use).
How Rosalee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rosalee's total volume
Rosalee by state
Where Rosalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 667 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 639 | 5.0% |
| #3 | California | | 624 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 479 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 474 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 441 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 395 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 350 | 2.7% |
667 of 12,900 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Rosalee appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosalee's data
- Rosalee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,080 total births) through the 2020s (1,753) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Rosalees (667 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rosalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rosalee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.