Fun Facts About the Name Rosa
- An established favorite: Rosa held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 33 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1912.
- More than 178 thousand babies named Rosa: U.S. records list 178,577 babies given the name Rosa from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,173 boys received the name Rosa - about 1 boy for every 151 girls.
What Does the Name Rosa Mean?
Rosa is a Latin word meaning rose, the flower. It comes directly from the Latin noun rosa, which names the rose and is also the source of the English word rose. Latin rosa is not formed from smaller Latin elements, and its deeper origin is uncertain. One long-standing suggestion links it to Greek rhodon, also meaning 'rose,' but the sound correspondence between the two words is not regular. Another possibility is that Latin borrowed rosa from an unidentified Mediterranean language. In later Christian use, the rose became a symbol of the Virgin Mary, and the name Rosa was sometimes associated with that imagery, but this is a symbolic interpretation rather than the name's literal etymology.
Rosa Name History & Origins
The given name Rosa developed from the Latin word for the rose and appears in medieval Europe, especially in Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. In those regions it was the vernacular form of rosa used as a woman's name. Saint Rosa of Viterbo (1233 - 1251), a Franciscan tertiary in Italy, is an early example of the name in a religious context. In the Spanish-speaking world, Saint Rose of Lima (1586 - 1617) was baptized Isabel Flores de Oliva, was confirmed as Rosa, and is widely known as Santa Rosa de Lima. The name traveled with Spanish and Portuguese colonists to the Americas and remained common in those languages. In English, the Latin form Rosa has been used alongside the English form Rose, and historical bearers include Rosa Bonheur (1822 - 1899), a French painter; Rosa Luxemburg (1871 - 1919), a Marxist theorist; and Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005), a civil rights activist. The spelling has stayed stable in Romance languages, while English also uses the translated form Rose.
How Popular is the Name Rosa?
Rosa remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1912. Its highest annual birth count was in 1925, and people born that year turn 101 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #653 | 441 | 0.0274% |
| 2024 | #663 | 440 | 0.0273% |
| 2023 | #669 | 441 | 0.0275% |
| 2022 | #605 | 493 | 0.0301% |
| 2021 | #661 | 451 | 0.0275% |
| 2020 | #631 | 460 | 0.0285% |
| 2019 | #647 | 450 | 0.0268% |
| 2018 | #640 | 466 | 0.0274% |
| 2017 | #665 | 442 | 0.0256% |
| 2016 | #638 | 466 | 0.0263% |
| 2015 | #628 | 455 | 0.0255% |
| 2014 | #607 | 479 | 0.0268% |
| 2013 | #649 | 437 | 0.0249% |
| 2012 | #613 | 469 | 0.0266% |
| 2011 | #618 | 469 | 0.0267% |
| 2010 | #565 | 517 | 0.0291% |
| 2009 | #492 | 626 | 0.0341% |
| 2008 | #454 | 696 | 0.0368% |
| 2007 | #436 | 742 | 0.0386% |
| 2006 | #394 | 813 | 0.0428% |
| 2005 | #407 | 776 | 0.0420% |
| 2004 | #415 | 737 | 0.0401% |
| 2003 | #389 | 786 | 0.0430% |
| 2002 | #340 | 876 | 0.0488% |
| 2001 | #331 | 938 | 0.0521% |
| 2000 | #315 | 1,005 | 0.0553% |
| 1999 | #315 | 983 | 0.0554% |
| 1998 | #276 | 1,125 | 0.0637% |
| 1997 | #297 | 967 | 0.0556% |
| 1996 | #292 | 993 | 0.0566% |
| 1995 | #271 | 1,008 | 0.0573% |
| 1994 | #228 | 1,254 | 0.0702% |
| 1993 | #221 | 1,256 | 0.0694% |
| 1992 | #233 | 1,172 | 0.0636% |
| 1991 | #242 | 1,149 | 0.0613% |
| 1990 | #242 | 1,176 | 0.0619% |
| 1989 | #242 | 1,138 | 0.0617% |
| 1988 | #260 | 978 | 0.0549% |
| 1987 | #261 | 970 | 0.0558% |
| 1986 | #264 | 970 | 0.0565% |
| 1985 | #252 | 1,011 | 0.0588% |
| 1984 | #255 | 978 | 0.0581% |
| 1983 | #236 | 1,047 | 0.0627% |
| 1982 | #217 | 1,205 | 0.0712% |
| 1981 | #213 | 1,226 | 0.0735% |
| 1980 | #204 | 1,270 | 0.0765% |
| 1979 | #227 | 1,152 | 0.0718% |
| 1978 | #229 | 1,076 | 0.0702% |
| 1977 | #229 | 1,090 | 0.0711% |
| 1976 | #212 | 1,159 | 0.0791% |
| 1975 | #204 | 1,208 | 0.0829% |
| 1974 | #204 | 1,251 | 0.0852% |
| 1973 | #205 | 1,260 | 0.0864% |
| 1972 | #214 | 1,293 | 0.0850% |
| 1971 | #221 | 1,377 | 0.0828% |
| 1970 | #222 | 1,424 | 0.0815% |
| 1969 | #216 | 1,440 | 0.0854% |
| 1968 | #221 | 1,348 | 0.0822% |
| 1967 | #221 | 1,327 | 0.0804% |
| 1966 | #218 | 1,397 | 0.0826% |
| 1965 | #226 | 1,409 | 0.0798% |
| 1964 | #223 | 1,519 | 0.0802% |
| 1963 | #222 | 1,510 | 0.0783% |
| 1962 | #211 | 1,612 | 0.0820% |
| 1961 | #209 | 1,649 | 0.0817% |
| 1960 | #197 | 1,832 | 0.0906% |
| 1959 | #198 | 1,799 | 0.0889% |
| 1958 | #189 | 1,862 | 0.0926% |
| 1957 | #181 | 2,080 | 0.1017% |
| 1956 | #168 | 2,172 | 0.1082% |
| 1955 | #168 | 2,049 | 0.1048% |
| 1954 | #165 | 2,107 | 0.1085% |
| 1953 | #161 | 2,023 | 0.1075% |
| 1952 | #162 | 1,942 | 0.1047% |
| 1951 | #160 | 1,955 | 0.1086% |
| 1950 | #155 | 1,887 | 0.1102% |
| 1949 | #155 | 1,924 | 0.1125% |
| 1948 | #149 | 1,926 | 0.1134% |
| 1947 | #167 | 1,800 | 0.1015% |
| 1946 | #168 | 1,620 | 0.1031% |
| 1945 | #147 | 1,577 | 0.1206% |
| 1944 | #145 | 1,670 | 0.1258% |
| 1943 | #154 | 1,680 | 0.1204% |
| 1942 | #155 | 1,573 | 0.1165% |
| 1941 | #154 | 1,477 | 0.1223% |
| 1940 | #148 | 1,549 | 0.1355% |
| 1939 | #151 | 1,494 | 0.1362% |
| 1938 | #146 | 1,568 | 0.1421% |
| 1937 | #152 | 1,440 | 0.1353% |
| 1936 | #146 | 1,454 | 0.1398% |
| 1935 | #137 | 1,600 | 0.1526% |
| 1934 | #136 | 1,581 | 0.1514% |
| 1933 | #132 | 1,646 | 0.1633% |
| 1932 | #131 | 1,757 | 0.1646% |
| 1931 | #138 | 1,633 | 0.1534% |
| 1930 | #129 | 1,877 | 0.1667% |
| 1929 | #129 | 1,887 | 0.1690% |
| 1928 | #125 | 1,970 | 0.1708% |
| 1927 | #124 | 2,109 | 0.1769% |
| 1926 | #125 | 2,115 | 0.1784% |
| 1925 | #125 | 2,230 | 0.1832% |
| 1924 | #129 | 2,148 | 0.1720% |
| 1923 | #130 | 2,050 | 0.1699% |
| 1922 | #123 | 2,106 | 0.1754% |
| 1921 | #131 | 1,977 | 0.1603% |
| 1920 | #116 | 2,199 | 0.1835% |
| 1919 | #110 | 2,189 | 0.1937% |
| 1918 | #117 | 2,034 | 0.1757% |
| 1917 | #121 | 1,829 | 0.1692% |
| 1916 | #120 | 1,793 | 0.1717% |
| 1915 | #116 | 1,793 | 0.1822% |
| 1914 | #104 | 1,514 | 0.1988% |
| 1913 | #101 | 1,366 | 0.2187% |
| 1912 | #94 | 1,305 | 0.2338% |
| 1911 | #92 | 1,022 | 0.2443% |
| 1910 | #83 | 1,131 | 0.2852% |
| 1909 | #87 | 959 | 0.2762% |
| 1908 | #86 | 941 | 0.2815% |
| 1907 | #82 | 924 | 0.2901% |
| 1906 | #82 | 865 | 0.2929% |
| 1905 | #79 | 922 | 0.3162% |
| 1904 | #76 | 903 | 0.3279% |
| 1903 | #74 | 911 | 0.3477% |
| 1902 | #75 | 909 | 0.3442% |
| 1901 | #75 | 845 | 0.3530% |
| 1900 | #69 | 1,118 | 0.3729% |
| 1899 | #77 | 765 | 0.3283% |
| 1898 | #75 | 841 | 0.3250% |
| 1897 | #74 | 770 | 0.3288% |
| 1896 | #74 | 808 | 0.3396% |
| 1895 | #71 | 832 | 0.3561% |
| 1894 | #70 | 780 | 0.3499% |
| 1893 | #70 | 790 | 0.3711% |
| 1892 | #68 | 796 | 0.3749% |
| 1891 | #65 | 729 | 0.3930% |
| 1890 | #64 | 770 | 0.4045% |
| 1889 | #66 | 707 | 0.3964% |
| 1888 | #62 | 832 | 0.4658% |
| 1887 | #60 | 659 | 0.4514% |
| 1886 | #59 | 673 | 0.4656% |
| 1885 | #58 | 623 | 0.4682% |
| 1884 | #58 | 607 | 0.4705% |
| 1883 | #61 | 507 | 0.4514% |
| 1882 | #57 | 542 | 0.5026% |
| 1881 | #53 | 500 | 0.5438% |
| 1880 | #52 | 507 | 0.5572% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #7,139 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #12,138 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,787 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,654 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #10,502 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,235 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #6,314 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #5,056 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #9,890 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #4,529 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #5,030 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #3,746 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #4,228 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #3,496 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #4,188 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #2,864 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #3,051 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,245 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #3,200 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #2,581 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #3,000 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #4,073 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #4,022 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,480 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #4,499 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,064 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #4,691 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #3,522 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,403 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #2,143 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1971 | #3,317 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #2,609 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #2,397 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #4,055 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,582 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,946 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #2,745 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #2,523 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,823 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,647 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,061 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,038 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #2,787 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,348 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,005 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #2,477 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #2,723 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #2,913 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,026 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #2,235 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,475 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #3,271 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #1,811 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #2,201 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1947 | #2,340 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #2,013 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1945 | #2,952 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #2,176 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #2,060 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1942 | #2,684 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #1,887 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #2,451 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #2,039 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1938 | #1,730 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1937 | #1,740 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1936 | #1,533 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1935 | #1,902 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1934 | #2,008 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1933 | #1,354 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1932 | #2,077 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1931 | #2,086 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #1,595 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1929 | #1,517 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1928 | #1,814 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1927 | #2,112 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1926 | #1,897 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1925 | #2,169 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1924 | #2,206 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1923 | #2,106 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1922 | #2,967 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1921 | #2,134 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #2,036 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1919 | #1,958 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1918 | #2,673 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1917 | #3,161 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #3,138 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #2,588 | 10 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #2,601 | 8 | 0.0012% |
| 1913 | #2,461 | 7 | 0.0014% |
| 1912 | #2,231 | 7 | 0.0016% |
| 1911 | #1,705 | 6 | 0.0027% |
| 1910 | #1,556 | 6 | 0.0031% |
| 1906 | #1,385 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1903 | #1,109 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1901 | #1,186 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1900 | #1,471 | 5 | 0.0033% |
| 1899 | #1,036 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1896 | #966 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1893 | #1,157 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1892 | #1,224 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1887 | #1,044 | 5 | 0.0049% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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