Girls' name · since 1881
Rosey
Rosey has 1,288 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,991 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,288
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rosey currently ranks #4991 among girls' names in America, with 1,288 babies recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosey has been recorded 1,288 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #4991 nationally and more common than 71% 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 1881 to 2025.
- #6,328 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,991 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,288 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosey ranks #6,328 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,991 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,288 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,991 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,288
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rosey's 1,288 recorded births place it above 91.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rosey compares
1,288 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Rosey's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,288 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rosey's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rosey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Rosey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (158 births, 12% of the file).
1920s was Rosey's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Rosey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 41
1880s
41 births
- 1890s 52
1890s
52 births
- 1900s
1900s
67 births
- 1910s
1910s
104 births
- 1920s
1920s
158 births
- 1930s
1930s
115 births
- 1940s
1940s
110 births
- 1950s
1950s
120 births
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 158 births (12% of all-time use).
How Rosey 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 Rosey's total volume
Rosey by state
Where Rosey concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
14 of 1,288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rosey's data
- Rosey's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2020s (139) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Roseys (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rosey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Rosey 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.