US rank #8017 Girls' name Peak 1998 425 births

Rosi — #8017 US girls' name

425 babies named Rosi in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s381960s161970s161980s281990s962000s962010s912020s44
#8017
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Rosi was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

20 babies were named Rosi in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosi

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Rosi between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosi currently holds the #8017 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rosi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rosi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosi 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 425 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.

Rosi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

425

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

1998

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,017

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rosi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
20
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
0510152025 20242016200920021994198319631950 5

Rosi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
96 births that decade — 23% of Rosi's all-time total
1950s381960s161970s161980s281990s962000s962010s912020s44

Rosi by state

Where Rosi concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rosi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31 7.3%
California share of Rosi's total US births 7.3%

31 of 425 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosi?
425 babies have been named Rosi since 1950. It currently ranks #8017 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 20 births.
When was Rosi most popular?
Rosi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Rosi most popular?
The top states for the name Rosi are California (31 births).
How long has the name Rosi been used?
Rosi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosi?
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.

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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, 1950–2024 (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.