Total births
146
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.
- #15484
- among girls today
- 146
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 13%
- more common than other girls
Rosmary currently ranks #15484 among girls' names in America, with 146 babies recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosmary has been recorded 146 times among girls since 1921, currently ranked #15484 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, 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.
- #15484 among girls today
- 146 born since 1921
- 1940s peak decade
- 13% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Rosmary is currently the #15484 girls' name in America, more common than 13% of girls - 146 born since 1921, peaking in the 1940s.
- #15484
- among girls today
- 146
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 13%
- more common than other girls
Rosmary vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15484
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 13% of names given to girls today.
1940s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Rosmary was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
8 babies were named Rosmary in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Rosmary compares
146 31st percentile among 17,726 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
Rosmary's all-time total is 62% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosmary | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#15,484
Active since
1921
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rosmary? ▼
146 babies have been named Rosmary since 1921. It currently ranks #15484 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Rosmary most popular? ▼
Rosmary was most popular in the 1940s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Rosmary been used? ▼
Records for Rosmary go back to 1921, giving 104 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosmary? ▼
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.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rosmary
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rosmary: #15484 Girls' Name - 146 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rosmary. 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 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 July 2026.