Girls' name · since 1956
Rossanna
Rossanna has 62 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rossanna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 62 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rossanna has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1988.
- #32,551 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rossanna ranks #32,551 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #32,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rossanna's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rossanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rossanna's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rossanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1988
- Peak year (1964)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Rossanna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (29 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Rossanna's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Rossanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 29 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Rossanna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rossanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1956–1988 (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 Rossanna 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.