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Rosie

/ˈɹoʊzi/ · 99% girls · #283 in the US for girls, 2025

Rosie has been given to about 86,026 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1927, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹoʊzi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 42,770
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rosie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1927 · 1,581
  • Born in 20251,088
  • All time86,026
  • England & Wales, 2025#24 · 1,343

How popular is Rosie?

Rosie ranks 283rd among American girls in 2025, with 1,088 born that year. Its best year was 1927, when 1,581 babies were given the name, ranking 152nd. The typical living American called Rosie is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Rosie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Roxie0.87
  2. Josie0.85
  3. Robbie0.82
  4. Ossie0.81
  5. Rose0.74
  6. Rosalie0.75
  7. Ozzie0.77
  8. Flossie0.73

Middle names for Rosie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rosie Noelle0.83
  2. Rosie Catherine0.80
  3. Rosie Frances0.80
  4. Rosie Belle0.80
  5. Rosie Josephine0.80
  6. Rosie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Rosie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hughbrother · 0.98
  2. Fayesister · 0.97
  3. Otisbrother · 0.97
  4. Harveybrother · 0.97
  5. Dellasister · 0.95
  6. Florasister · 0.94

Where Rosie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maine0.13%
  2. Hawaii0.12%
  3. Utah0.11%
  4. Montana0.09%
  5. Idaho0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rosie Wilson0.75
  2. Rosie Williams0.75
  3. Rosie Walker0.75
  4. Rosie Turner0.75
  5. Rosie Torres0.75
  6. Rosie Thompson0.75

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 Rosie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rosie 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.