Unisex name · since 1883
Rossie
Rossie has 1,818 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,818
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Rossie currently ranks #11960 among unisex names in America, with 1,818 babies recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rossie has been recorded 1,818 times among girls since 1883, currently ranked #11960 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #5,013 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,960 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,818 born since 1883
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rossie ranks #5,013 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,960 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,818 born since 1883, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,818
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Rossie's 1,818 recorded births place it above 93.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Rossie compares
1,818 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 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
Rossie's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rossie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,818 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rossie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rossie's full recorded timeline at 1940, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rossie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Rossie popularity over time - boys
768 total births recorded since 1891 (Rossie as boys' name)
Rossie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (360 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Rossie's strongest decade.
360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Rossie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 77
1880s
77 births
- 1890s
1890s
170 births
- 1900s
1900s
199 births
- 1910s
1910s
360 births
- 1920s
1920s
340 births
- 1930s
1930s
205 births
- 1940s 136
1940s
136 births
- 1950s 89
1950s
89 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 360 births (20% of all-time use).
How Rossie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rossie's total volume
Rossie by state
Where Rossie concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 185 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 76 | 4.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 61 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
185 of 1,818 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Rossie's data
- Rossie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (360 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Rossies (185 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rossie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Rossie 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.