Girls' name · since 1921
Rosmary
146 babies named Rosmary in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
146 girls have been named Rosmary since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosmary has been recorded 146 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2024.
- #23,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 146 born since 1921
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosmary ranks #23,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1921, peaking in the 1940s.
- #23,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Rosmary's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rosmary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rosmary's full recorded timeline at 1951, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rosmary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Rosmary by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (38 births, 26% of the file).
1940s was Rosmary's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rosmary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 38 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rosmary's data
- Rosmary's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Rosmary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1921–2024 (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 Rosmary 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.