Girls' name · since 1980

Rossella

Rossella has 34 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

34
total births
1980–2021
years on record
1980s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade

Rossella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1980.

Social Security Administration records show Rossella recorded 34 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2021.

  • 34 total births
  • 1980–2021 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 32% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

34 girls have been named Rossella since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2021.

34
total births
1980–2021
years on record
1980s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Rossella was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rossella in 2021 - its busiest year on record.

Rossella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rossella's full recorded timeline at 1997, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rossella at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

34

Since 1980

42 years of records

Peak year

2021

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1980

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2021

Rossella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
7
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198019891990199720152021 7

Rossella by decade

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

1980s was Rossella's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Rossella births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rossella?
Rossella has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 7 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Rossella most popular?
Rossella was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Rossella been used?
The SSA has tracked Rossella since 1980 -- 42 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Rossella?
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 Rossella's data

  • Rossella's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- 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.

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, 1980–2021 (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. "Rossella: Baby Name Since 1980 - 34 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rossella. 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 Rossella 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.