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Rosetta

/ɹoʊˈzɛtə/ · 100% girls · 48 born in 2025

Rosetta has been given to about 28,205 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1948, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɹoʊˈzɛtə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 14,539
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rosetta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1948 · 578
  • Born in 202548
  • All time28,205
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Rosetta?

Its best year was 1948, when 578 babies were given the name, ranking 325th. The typical living American called Rosetta is about 74 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Rosetta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Roberta0.79
  2. Rosita0.80
  3. Rosella0.79
  4. Loretta0.76
  5. Oleta0.73
  6. Concetta0.69
  7. Reta0.68
  8. Rowena0.67

Middle names for Rosetta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rosetta Louise0.85
  2. Rosetta June0.84
  3. Rosetta Pearl0.84
  4. Rosetta Quinn0.84
  5. Rosetta Nell0.84
  6. Rosetta Wren0.83

Sibling names for Rosetta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lenorasister · 0.96
  2. Louiebrother · 0.94
  3. Otisbrother · 0.94
  4. Fayesister · 0.94
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.93
  6. Adelesister · 0.90

Where Rosetta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rosetta White0.80
  2. Rosetta Nguyen0.80
  3. Rosetta Moore0.80
  4. Rosetta Lee0.80
  5. Rosetta Hill0.80
  6. Rosetta Green0.80

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 Rosetta

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

Rosetta 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.