Recorded 1881–2019 Girls' name Peak 1916 3,283 births

Rosamond — girls' name

3,283 babies named Rosamond in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Rosamond was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

111 babies were named Rosamond in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosamond

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,283 babies named Rosamond between 1881 and 2019, spanning 139 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosamond currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 111 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosamond performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 895 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Rosamond shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 377 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosamond in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosamond 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 3,283 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.

Rosamond at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

3,283

Since 1881

139 years of records

Peak year

1916

111 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1881

Recorded for 139 years

Last year on file: 2019

Rosamond popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1881

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1916)
111
Annual births at peak — across 139 years of records
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Rosamond popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1927 (Rosamond as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1927 6

Rosamond by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
895 births that decade — 27% of Rosamond's all-time total
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Rosamond by state

Where Rosamond concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rosamond
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
377 11.5%
#2 New York
250 7.6%
#3 Indiana
70 2.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
63 1.9%
#5 Illinois
48 1.5%
#6 California
41 1.2%
#7 Michigan
37 1.1%
#8 Ohio
25 0.8%
Massachusetts share of Rosamond's total US births 11.5%
Even split

377 of 3,283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Rosamond appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosamond?
3,283 babies have been named Rosamond since 1881. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1916 with 111 births.
When was Rosamond most popular?
Rosamond was most popular in the 1920s decade with 895 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Rosamond most popular?
The top states for the name Rosamond are Massachusetts (377 births), New York (250 births), Indiana (70 births).
How long has the name Rosamond been used?
Rosamond has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 139 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Rosamond?
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, 1881–2019 (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.