Girls' name · since 1917
Rossetta
Rossetta has 62 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rossetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rossetta has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1967.
- #32,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rossetta ranks #32,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #32,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rossetta'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.
Rossetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rossetta splits its recorded history at 1927: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rossetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1967
- Peak year (1923)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Rossetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Rossetta's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Rossetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Rossetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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 Rossetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 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, 1917–1967 (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 Rossetta 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.