Girls' name · since 1880
Rosella
15,990 babies named Rosella in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,326 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,990
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rosella currently ranks #2326 among girls' names in America, with 15,990 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosella has been recorded 15,990 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #2326 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,227 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,326 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,990 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosella ranks #1,227 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,326 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,990 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,326 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,990
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rosella's 15,990 recorded births place it above 98.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Rosella compares
15,990 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Rosella's all-time total is 43x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,990 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 435 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rosella's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 18% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 82%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 11 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 435, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rosella popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 435
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rosella popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1927 (Rosella as boys' name)
Rosella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,948 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Rosella's strongest decade.
3,948 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Rosella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 254
1880s
254 births
- 1890s 502
1890s
502 births
- 1900s 960
1900s
960 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,847 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,948 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,681 births
- 1940s 1,546
1940s
1,546 births
- 1950s 906
1950s
906 births
- 1960s 522
1960s
522 births
- 1970s 318
1970s
318 births
- 1980s 203
1980s
203 births
- 1990s 170
1990s
170 births
- 2000s 239
2000s
239 births
- 2010s 472
2010s
472 births
- 2020s 422
2020s
422 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,948 births (25% of all-time use).
How Rosella 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 Rosella's total volume
Rosella by state
Where Rosella concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 1,428 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 952 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 925 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 688 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 654 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 458 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 413 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 407 | 2.5% |
1,428 of 15,990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Rosella appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosella's data
- Rosella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,948 total births); usage has since declined to 422 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Rosellas (1,428 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Rosella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
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 Rosella 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.