Recorded 1917–1967 Girls' name Peak 1923 62 births

Rossetta — girls' name

62 babies named Rossetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s231930s191950s51960s5
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Rossetta was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rossetta in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rossetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Rossetta between 1917 and 1967, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rossetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rossetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rossetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rossetta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 62 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rossetta at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

62

Since 1917

51 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1917

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1967

Rossetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1917

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Rossetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 37% of Rossetta's all-time total
1910s101920s231930s191950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rossetta?
62 babies have been named Rossetta since 1917. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Rossetta most popular?
Rossetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Rossetta been used?
Rossetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 51 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Rossetta?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.