Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1916
Rositta
15 babies named Rositta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 15
- total births
- 1916–1957
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Rositta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1916.
Rositta has 15 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1957.
- 15 total births
- 1916–1957 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
15 girls have been named Rositta since 1916, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1957.
- 15
- total births
- 1916–1957
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Rositta was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
5 babies were named Rositta in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
Rositta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rositta's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded.
Rositta at a glance
Last recorded 1957Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Rositta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1957
- Peak year (1916)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Rositta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Rositta's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Rositta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rositta? ▼
15 babies have been named Rositta since 1916. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1916 with 5 births.
When was Rositta most popular? ▼
Rositta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Rositta been used? ▼
Records for Rositta go back to 1916, giving 42 years of history through 1957.
What names are similar to Rositta? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Rositta
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rositta: Baby Name Since 1916 - 15 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rositta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rositta 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 June 2026.