Fun Facts About the Name Rosabel
- 577 babies named Rosabel: U.S. records list 577 babies given the name Rosabel from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Rosabel Mean?
Rosabel is generally explained as a compound name meaning "beautiful rose," formed from Rosa, the rose, and belle, "beautiful." Rosa is the Latin word for the flower, borrowed from Greek rhodon; the earlier origin of the Greek word is uncertain, and it may come from an older language of the eastern Mediterranean. Belle is French, from Latin bella, the feminine of bellus, "pretty, lovely."
Because the second syllable can also be heard as the -bel of Isabel, Rosabel is sometimes explained instead as a blend of Rosa and Isabel. That reading is less commonly given than the Rosa + belle explanation, and no firm evidence settles which of the two word divisions a given family had in mind when the name was formed.
Rosabel Name History & Origins
Rose names came into European use from the flower itself and from religious devotion, and Rosa is a long-established given name in Spanish-speaking countries, where it is also associated with Saint Rose of Lima (canonized 1671). Names ending in -bel were already familiar in English through Isabel, Mabel, and Annabel. Rosabel's shape fits both patterns, which is why its two halves are usually read as a rose word plus a "beautiful" word rather than as an old Germanic compound. Unlike Rosalind or Rosamund, which open with a Germanic element meaning "horse," Rosabel has no Germanic ancestor; the resemblance is only in sound.
The longer spelling Rosabelle is well known from Sir Walter Scott's poem The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805), which includes a ballad about a maiden named Rosabelle who drowns in the Firth of Forth while crossing to Roslin Castle. Scott's poem made that spelling familiar, but it is a literary use of the name, not the point at which the name began.
Rosabel has been used in Britain, Ireland, and North America, and the related forms Rosabella and Rosabelle appear in Italian, Spanish, and English use. The plain form Rosabel and the lengthened forms have developed side by side, with the shorter spelling the more usual one in English.
How Popular is the Name Rosabel?
Rosabel has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #1,172 in 1885.
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 | #7,426 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #13,191 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,250 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,194 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #11,923 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #12,221 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #10,414 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #7,766 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #15,857 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,781 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #11,754 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #7,316 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #13,217 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #14,540 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #13,217 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #14,915 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #17,064 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #19,921 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,165 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #15,215 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #15,012 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #12,776 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #8,315 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #8,913 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #9,944 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #10,170 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #10,077 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #10,056 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #8,753 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #11,044 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #8,207 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #8,771 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,667 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #5,126 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #8,010 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #5,922 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #5,689 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,697 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #5,371 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #5,736 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #6,090 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #6,535 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #4,178 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #5,951 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,903 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #5,967 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1943 | #5,249 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #4,873 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,212 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,236 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #3,793 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #4,465 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #4,489 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,697 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #2,525 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #4,754 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,365 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #3,941 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,314 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,463 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1921 | #3,964 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,323 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,748 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #3,796 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #3,043 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #2,799 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #3,728 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1913 | #2,003 | 11 | 0.0018% |
| 1912 | #1,959 | 10 | 0.0018% |
| 1904 | #2,127 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1903 | #1,755 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1900 | #1,410 | 9 | 0.0030% |
| 1894 | #1,672 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1885 | #1,172 | 5 | 0.0038% |
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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