Girls' name · since 1888
Rosebud
738 babies named Rosebud in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 738
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rosebud is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 738 have been recorded since 1888.
Rosebud has 738 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1973.
- #9,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 738 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosebud ranks #9,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 738 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 738
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rosebud's 738 recorded births place it above 87.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Rosebud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rosebud's full recorded timeline at 1922, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rosebud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1973
- Peak year (1921)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Rosebud by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (266 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Rosebud's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Rosebud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 24
1890s
24 births
- 1900s 86
1900s
86 births
- 1910s
1910s
178 births
- 1920s
1920s
266 births
- 1930s 94
1930s
94 births
- 1940s 61
1940s
61 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 266 births (36% of all-time use).
How Rosebud 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 Rosebud's total volume
Rosebud by state
Where Rosebud concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 19 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
19 of 738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Rosebud's data
- Rosebud's decade-level peak was the 1920s (266 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Rosebuds (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rosebud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1888–1973 (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 Rosebud 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.