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Rosa

/ˈɹoʊzə/ · 99% girls · #653 in the US for girls, 2025

Rosa has been given to about 178,588 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹoʊzə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 102,062
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rosa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1925 · 2,245
  • Born in 2025441
  • All time178,588
  • England & Wales, 2025#96 · 470

How popular is Rosa?

Rosa ranks 653rd among American girls in 2025, with 441 born that year. Its best year was 1925, when 2,245 babies were given the name, ranking 125th. The typical living American called Rosa is about 58 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arkansas, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Rosa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Roma0.75
  2. Rona0.75
  3. Risa0.74
  4. Ronna0.72
  5. Rose0.64
  6. Ronda0.64
  7. Rhoda0.64
  8. Rosita0.64

Middle names for Rosa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rosa Josephine0.84
  2. Rosa Louise0.83
  3. Rosa June0.82
  4. Rosa Pearl0.82
  5. Rosa Quinn0.82
  6. Rosa Nell0.82

Sibling names for Rosa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lewisbrother · 0.96
  2. Edwinbrother · 0.96
  3. Sambrother · 0.95
  4. Sylviasister · 0.94
  5. Annesister · 0.94
  6. Georgiasister · 0.93

Where Rosa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arkansas0.04%
  2. Nebraska0.04%
  3. North Carolina0.02%
  4. Ohio0.02%
  5. Tennessee0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rosa White0.78
  2. Rosa Nguyen0.78
  3. Rosa Moore0.78
  4. Rosa Lee0.78
  5. Rosa Hill0.78
  6. Rosa Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rosa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rosa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.