Unisex name · since 1896
Rosario
Rosario has 10,974 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,101 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,974
- born since 1896
- 1990s
- peak decade
10,974 babies have been named Rosario since 1896, making it today's #2101 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosario has been recorded 10,974 times among girls since 1896, currently ranked #2101 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #1,569 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,101 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,974 born since 1896
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosario ranks #1,569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,101 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,974 born since 1896, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,101 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,974
- born since 1896
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rosario's 10,974 recorded births place it above 97.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rosario compares
10,974 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Rosario's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosario | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,974 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 175 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosario's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rosario's full recorded timeline at 1966, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 175 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rosario popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 175
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Rosario popularity over time - boys
5,611 total births recorded since 1900 (Rosario as boys' name)
Rosario by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,513 births, 14% of the file).
1990s was Rosario's strongest decade.
1,513 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Rosario births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 148
1910s
148 births
- 1920s 339
1920s
339 births
- 1930s 400
1930s
400 births
- 1940s
1940s
750 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,381 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,398 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,348 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,109 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,513 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,247 births
- 2010s
2010s
863 births
- 2020s 449
2020s
449 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,513 births (14% of all-time use).
How Rosario 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 Rosario's total volume
Rosario by state
Where Rosario concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,792 | 34.6% |
| #2 | California | | 3,397 | 31.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 416 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 350 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 274 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 143 | 1.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 45 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 27 | 0.2% |
3,792 of 10,974 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Rosario appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosario's data
- Rosario's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,513 total births); usage has since declined to 449 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rosarios (3,792 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rosario: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Rosario 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.