Fun Facts About the Name Rosy
- More than 2 thousand babies named Rosy: U.S. records list 2,208 babies given the name Rosy from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Rosy Mean?
Rosy is a diminutive form of Rose, a name taken from the Latin rosa, meaning "rose," the flower. Latin rosa is generally thought to have been borrowed from Greek rhodon (Aeolic Greek wrodon), but the word's deeper origin is uncertain, and suggestions of an older Mediterranean or Iranian source have not been settled. English also uses Rosy as a short form of names beginning with Ros-, most directly Rosalie, which is built on the same Latin rosa; the similar-looking Rosalind has a Germanic derivation and is only a partial parallel.
Rosy Name History & Origins
Rose entered English use as a personal name in the Middle Ages, helped by the popularity of the flower's name and by saints such as Rose of Viterbo in the 13th century and Rose of Lima, the Peruvian-born nun canonized in 1671. The affectionate endings -ie and -y produced the short forms Rosie and Rosy, which began as pet forms of Rose and later came to be used as given names in their own right.
Rosy is a spelling variant of Rosie rather than a name with a separate origin; the two are pronounced the same and have been used interchangeably for girls named Rose, Rosalie, or, less often, Rosamund. In the 20th century Rosie became widely familiar through the wartime song and poster figure "Rosie the Riveter," and the Rosy spelling is common in French- and Spanish-influenced usage as well.
How Popular is the Name Rosy?
Rosy recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2018. Its best rank was #801 in 1882.
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 | #3,763 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2024 | #3,312 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2023 | #4,170 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #3,521 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 2021 | #3,923 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 2020 | #3,728 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #3,494 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 2018 | #2,859 | 59 | 0.0035% |
| 2017 | #3,184 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 2016 | #3,176 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2015 | #3,119 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2014 | #3,534 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2013 | #3,038 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2012 | #4,941 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #4,340 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #4,286 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #4,554 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #4,337 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #3,773 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #4,146 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #4,183 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #4,262 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #4,510 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #3,869 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #3,922 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2000 | #3,580 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1999 | #4,284 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #4,115 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #4,631 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #5,476 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #3,953 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #3,212 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #3,966 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #4,493 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #5,603 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #4,093 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #4,638 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #6,182 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #5,547 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1986 | #5,134 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #5,586 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #5,153 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #6,595 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #6,265 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #4,906 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #5,175 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #9,902 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #6,292 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #7,397 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,502 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #7,254 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #7,191 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,204 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #8,410 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #7,611 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,418 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,147 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,924 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #7,418 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,961 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,573 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #2,972 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1959 | #3,987 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,709 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #3,124 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #3,863 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #4,667 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #6,463 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,072 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #4,306 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,386 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #4,173 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #4,560 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,934 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #4,478 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #3,678 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #3,206 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,458 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #3,108 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #3,792 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #4,813 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,708 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #3,074 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #3,239 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #3,177 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,018 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,891 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1928 | #4,628 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #2,088 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1926 | #1,712 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1925 | #2,751 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1924 | #2,196 | 18 | 0.0014% |
| 1923 | #2,885 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #3,122 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1921 | #3,360 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #3,551 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #2,366 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1918 | #2,491 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #1,908 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1916 | #2,470 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1915 | #2,864 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1914 | #4,097 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| 1913 | #3,618 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #3,356 | 5 | 0.0009% |
| 1910 | #2,107 | 7 | 0.0018% |
| 1909 | #2,180 | 6 | 0.0017% |
| 1908 | #1,657 | 8 | 0.0024% |
| 1907 | #1,201 | 12 | 0.0038% |
| 1906 | #1,536 | 8 | 0.0027% |
| 1905 | #1,670 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1903 | #1,194 | 10 | 0.0038% |
| 1902 | #1,420 | 8 | 0.0030% |
| 1900 | #2,183 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1899 | #1,270 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1898 | #1,360 | 8 | 0.0031% |
| 1897 | #1,759 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1896 | #1,284 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1894 | #1,219 | 8 | 0.0036% |
| 1892 | #1,252 | 7 | 0.0033% |
| 1891 | #1,079 | 8 | 0.0043% |
| 1890 | #1,182 | 7 | 0.0037% |
| 1889 | #942 | 9 | 0.0050% |
| 1888 | #1,022 | 8 | 0.0045% |
| 1887 | #844 | 9 | 0.0062% |
| 1886 | #817 | 9 | 0.0062% |
| 1884 | #914 | 7 | 0.0054% |
| 1882 | #801 | 7 | 0.0065% |
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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How the Name Rosy Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are a law unto itself. Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You are tolerant and like to help humanity. You are very active. You are generally warmhearted and gives freely of your time, energy, and sympathetic understanding. You have tolerance and acceptance of the frailties of others. Universal and humanitarian in outlook. This is very compassionate name. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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