Girls' name · since 1880
Rosanna
14,636 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.
- #1,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,897 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,636
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rosanna currently ranks #2897 among girls' names in America, with 14,636 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Rosanna recorded 14,636 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #2897 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,305 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,897 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,636 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosanna ranks #1,305 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,897 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,636 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,897 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,636
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rosanna's 14,636 recorded births place it above 98.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rosanna compares
14,636 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Rosanna's all-time total is 39x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,636 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 492 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rosanna's full recorded timeline at 1953, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 492 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rosanna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 492
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rosanna popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1985 (Rosanna as boys' name)
Rosanna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,210 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Rosanna's strongest decade.
3,210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Rosanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 162
1880s
162 births
- 1890s 226
1890s
226 births
- 1900s 235
1900s
235 births
- 1910s 619
1910s
619 births
- 1920s 869
1920s
869 births
- 1930s 584
1930s
584 births
- 1940s 707
1940s
707 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,851 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,713 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,902 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,210 births
- 1990s 989
1990s
989 births
- 2000s 568
2000s
568 births
- 2010s 593
2010s
593 births
- 2020s 408
2020s
408 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,210 births (22% of all-time use).
How Rosanna 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 Rosanna's total volume
Rosanna by state
Where Rosanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,813 | 12.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,615 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,094 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 947 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 749 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 427 | 2.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 323 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 314 | 2.1% |
1,813 of 14,636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Rosanna appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosanna's data
- Rosanna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (3,210 total births); usage has since declined to 408 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rosannas (1,813 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rosanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
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 Rosanna 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.