Rosie

Meaning: Rose flower
Origin: Variant of Rose (from Latin)

Girl's name · #283 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Rosie — on the books since 1880, #283 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 86,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Rosie is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Rosie is especially popular in Scotland.

#10 in Scotland (2025) · #14 in N. Ireland (2025) · #23 in Ireland (2025) · #24 in England & Wales (2025) · #58 in Netherlands (2025) · #68 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #75 in Belgium (2025) · #76 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #83 in New Zealand (2025) · #84 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #474 in France (2025) · #610 in Austria (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Rosies

Rosie O'Donnell — American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley — British model (born 1987)
Rosie Perez — American actress
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight — American Wikipedia editor, focused on closing its gender gap; Knight of Serbia
Rosie Malek-Yonan — Assyrian actress, author, director, public figure and human rights activist

In stories & tradition

Rosie the Riveter — Cultural icon of the United States during World War II
Rosie Webster — Coronation Street (TV series)

What Rosies become

Among 301 notable people named Rosie:

Entertainers appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality.

Similar names: Rose · Faye · Rosa · Elsie · Frances · Roslyn

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