Recorded 1898–1984 Girls' name Peak 1933 133 births

Rosea — girls' name

133 babies named Rosea in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Rosea was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rosea in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosea

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Rosea between 1898 and 1984, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosea performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rosea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosea 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 133 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.

Rosea at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

133

Since 1898

87 years of records

Peak year

1933

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1898

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 1984

Rosea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1898

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1933)
9
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
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Rosea by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 25% of Rosea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosea?
133 babies have been named Rosea since 1898. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1933 with 9 births.
When was Rosea most popular?
Rosea was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Rosea been used?
Rosea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 87 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Rosea?
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.

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, 1898–1984 (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.