Girls' name · since 1880
Rosetta
28,161 babies named Rosetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,161
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
28,161 babies have been named Rosetta since 1880, making it today's #3249 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rosetta recorded 28,161 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #3249 nationally today, ahead of 81% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,249 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 28,161 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosetta ranks #865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,249 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 28,161 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,161
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Rosetta's 28,161 recorded births place it above 98.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Rosetta compares
28,161 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Rosetta's all-time total is 75x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosetta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,161 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 578 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rosetta splits its recorded history at 1953: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2005 (19 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 578 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rosetta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1948)
- 578
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rosetta popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 1916 (Rosetta as boys' name)
Rosetta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (4,800 births, 17% of the file).
1940s was Rosetta's strongest decade.
4,800 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Rosetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 496
1880s
496 births
- 1890s 742
1890s
742 births
- 1900s 1,143
1900s
1,143 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,887 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,355 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,464 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,800 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,818 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,218 births
- 1970s 1,100
1970s
1,100 births
- 1980s 700
1980s
700 births
- 1990s 444
1990s
444 births
- 2000s 314
2000s
314 births
- 2010s 423
2010s
423 births
- 2020s 257
2020s
257 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 4,800 births (17% of all-time use).
How Rosetta 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 Rosetta's total volume
Rosetta by state
Where Rosetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 1,483 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,244 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,183 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 1,134 | 4.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,122 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,100 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,067 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,036 | 3.7% |
1,483 of 28,161 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Rosetta appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosetta's data
- Rosetta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (4,800 total births); usage has since declined to 257 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Rosettas (1,483 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rosetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
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 Rosetta 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.