US rank #2245 Girls' name Peak 1982 14,571 births

Rosanna — #2245 US girls' name

14,571 babies named Rosanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2245
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Rosanna was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

492 babies were named Rosanna in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,571 babies named Rosanna between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosanna currently holds the #2245 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 492 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 3,210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Rosanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,813 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosanna in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosanna 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 14,571 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.

Rosanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

14,571

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1982

492 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#2,245

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rosanna popularity over time — girls

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1982)
492
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Rosanna popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1985 (Rosanna as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1985 6

Rosanna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
3,210 births that decade — 22% of Rosanna's all-time total
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Rosanna by state

Where Rosanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rosanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,813 12.4%
#2 New York
1,608 11.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
1,081 7.4%
#4 Texas
947 6.5%
#5 Ohio
744 5.1%
#6 Illinois
427 2.9%
#7 New Jersey
323 2.2%
#8 Indiana
314 2.2%
California share of Rosanna's total US births 12.4%
Even split

1,813 of 14,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Rosanna appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosanna?
14,571 babies have been named Rosanna since 1880. It currently ranks #2245 among girls. The peak year was 1982 with 492 births.
When was Rosanna most popular?
Rosanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 3,210 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Rosanna most popular?
The top states for the name Rosanna are California (1,813 births), New York (1,608 births), Pennsylvania (1,081 births).
How long has the name Rosanna been used?
Rosanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosanna?
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.