Girls' name · since 1880
Rosalie
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 84,049 babies named Rosalie, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 84,049
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rosalie currently ranks #171 among girls' names in America, with 84,049 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosalie has been recorded 84,049 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #171 nationally and more common than 99.0% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. 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.
- #428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #171 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 84,049 born since 1880
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosalie ranks #428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #171 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 84,049 born since 1880, peaking in the 1930s.
- #428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 84,049
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rosalie's 84,049 recorded births place it above 99.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rosalie compares
84,049 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Rosalie's all-time total is 224x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosalie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 84,049 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,758 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosalie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rosalie splits its recorded history at 1953: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (23 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 3,758 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rosalie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1938)
- 3,758
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Currently ranks #171 among girls.
84,049 total births across 146 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1938 with 3,758 births in a single year.
Rosalie popularity over time - boys
96 total births recorded since 1918 (Rosalie as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Rosalie accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rosalie by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (13,713 births, 16% of the file).
1930s was Rosalie's strongest decade.
13,713 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Rosalie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 457
1880s
457 births
- 1890s 866
1890s
866 births
- 1900s 1,571
1900s
1,571 births
- 1910s
1910s
6,305 births
- 1920s
1920s
11,296 births
- 1930s
1930s
13,713 births
- 1940s
1940s
12,587 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,790 births
- 1960s 3,645
1960s
3,645 births
- 1970s 1,679
1970s
1,679 births
- 1980s 1,672
1980s
1,672 births
- 1990s 1,405
1990s
1,405 births
- 2000s 1,621
2000s
1,621 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,535 births
- 2020s
2020s
9,907 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 13,713 births (16% of all-time use).
Rosalie decade highlights
- Peak decade 13,713 births
- Runner-up 12,587 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Rosalie 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 Rosalie's total volume
Rosalie by state
Where Rosalie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 9,600 | 11.4% |
| #2 | California | | 7,775 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5,609 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 4,397 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 4,176 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 3,278 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 3,193 | 3.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 2,670 | 3.2% |
9,600 of 84,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 11.4% of nationwide
- California 9.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 6.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.2% of nationwide
- Texas 5.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 11.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Rosalie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosalie's data
- Rosalie's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (13,713 total births) through the 2020s (9,907) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rosalies (9,600 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rosalie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
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 Rosalie 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.
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