Girls' name · since 1881
Rosamond
Rosamond has 3,288 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,288
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rosamond is the #14966 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,288 recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Rosamond recorded 3,288 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #14966 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #3,399 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,966 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,288 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosamond ranks #3,399 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,966 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,288 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,288
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rosamond's 3,288 recorded births place it above 95.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Massachusetts.
How Rosamond compares
3,288 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Rosamond's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosamond | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,288 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosamond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rosamond's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 22% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 78%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 111, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rosamond popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Rosamond popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1927 (Rosamond as boys' name)
Rosamond by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (895 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Rosamond's strongest decade.
895 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Rosamond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 61
1880s
61 births
- 1890s 131
1890s
131 births
- 1900s 283
1900s
283 births
- 1910s
1910s
855 births
- 1920s
1920s
895 births
- 1930s
1930s
420 births
- 1940s 265
1940s
265 births
- 1950s 169
1950s
169 births
- 1960s 49
1960s
49 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 895 births (27% of all-time use).
How Rosamond 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 Rosamond's total volume
Rosamond by state
Where Rosamond concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| 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% |
377 of 3,288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Rosamond appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosamond's data
- Rosamond's decade-level peak was the 1920s (895 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Rosamonds (377 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts 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 Rosamond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Rosamond 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.