Girls' name · since 1917
Rosary
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 580 babies named Rosary, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 580
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rosary is the #13323 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 580 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Rosary recorded 580 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #13323 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #10,782 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,323 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 580 born since 1917
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosary ranks #10,782 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,323 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 580 born since 1917, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 580
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Rosary's 580 recorded births place it above 85.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Rosary compares
580 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Rosary's all-time total is 54% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosary | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 580 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rosary's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1943 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rosary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1943)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Rosary by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (117 births, 20% of the file).
1940s was Rosary's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Rosary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
117 births
- 1950s
1950s
99 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 117 births (20% of all-time use).
How Rosary 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 Rosary's total volume
Rosary by state
Where Rosary concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
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What to do with Rosary's data
- Rosary's decade-level peak was the 1940s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rosarys (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rosary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Rosary 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.