US rank #177 Girls' name Peak 1938 82,239 births

Rosalie — #177 US girls' name

82,239 babies named Rosalie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#177
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99% of names given to girls today.

1930s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Rosalie was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

3,758 babies were named Rosalie in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosalie

The Social Security Administration has registered 82,239 babies named Rosalie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosalie currently holds the #177 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 3,758 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosalie performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 13,713 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Rosalie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 9,518 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosalie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosalie 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 82,239 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.

Rosalie at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

82,239

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1938

3,758 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

#177

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rosalie popularity over time — girls

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

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1938)
3,758
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Rosalie popularity over time — boys

96 total births recorded since 1918 (Rosalie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 96 births
468101214 19571942193919371935193119281918 5

Rosalie by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
13,713 births that decade — 17% of Rosalie's all-time total
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Rosalie by state

Where Rosalie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rosalie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
9,518 11.6%
#2 California
7,607 9.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
5,509 6.7%
#4 Illinois
4,333 5.3%
#5 Texas
3,972 4.8%
#6 Ohio
3,189 3.9%
#7 Michigan
3,126 3.8%
#8 New Jersey
2,627 3.2%
New York share of Rosalie's total US births 11.6%
Even split

9,518 of 82,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Rosalie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosalie?
82,239 babies have been named Rosalie since 1880. It currently ranks #177 among girls. The peak year was 1938 with 3,758 births.
When was Rosalie most popular?
Rosalie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 13,713 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
Where is Rosalie most popular?
The top states for the name Rosalie are New York (9,518 births), California (7,607 births), Pennsylvania (5,509 births).
How long has the name Rosalie been used?
Rosalie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosalie?
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, 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.