US rank #10360 Girls' name Peak 1944 317 births

Rosalita — #10360 US girls' name

317 babies named Rosalita in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1281950s701960s231970s121990s112000s112010s262020s36
#10360
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1940s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Rosalita was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

36 babies were named Rosalita in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosalita

The Social Security Administration has registered 317 babies named Rosalita between 1943 and 2024, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosalita currently holds the #10360 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosalita performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rosalita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rosalita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosalita 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 317 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.

Rosalita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

317

Since 1943

82 years of records

Peak year

1944

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#10,360

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1943

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rosalita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1943

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1944)
36
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
010203040 20242019200619661958195219471943 20

Rosalita by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
128 births that decade — 40% of Rosalita's all-time total
1940s1281950s701960s231970s121990s112000s112010s262020s36

Rosalita by state

Where Rosalita concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rosalita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
6 1.9%
New Mexico share of Rosalita's total US births 1.9%

6 of 317 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosalita?
317 babies have been named Rosalita since 1943. It currently ranks #10360 among girls. The peak year was 1944 with 36 births.
When was Rosalita most popular?
Rosalita was most popular in the 1940s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
Where is Rosalita most popular?
The top states for the name Rosalita are New Mexico (6 births).
How long has the name Rosalita been used?
Rosalita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 82 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosalita?
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, 1943–2024 (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.