Rosa

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Rosa is a female given name, especially in the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian languages.

From Wikipedia

Rosa first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 68 babies (rank #439 that year). In 2024 it was given to 36 girls (rank #817). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Rosa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rosa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,153

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Rosa Diaz — laconic, deadly

Famous people named Rosa

Rosa Luxemburgpolitical theorist · b. 1871
Rosa Parksautobiographer · b. 1913
Rosa Bonheurdraftsperson · b. 1822
Rosa Salazarvoice actor · b. 1985
Rosa Motamarathon runner · b. 1958

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Rosa in 2024

Other girls' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	25	#805
1992	29	#752
1993	38	#632
1994	27	#721
1995	29	#743
1996	23	#889
1997	25	#832
1998	27	#781
1999	27	#796
2000	35	#641
2001	32	#703
2002	26	#834
2003	21	#1,002
2004	25	#905
2005	17	#1,248
2006	28	#887
2007	23	#1,058
2008	22	#1,127
2009	21	#1,205
2010	34	#807
2011	21	#1,177
2012	29	#917
2013	30	#904
2014	33	#838
2015	39	#727
2016	52	#583
2017	64	#499
2018	51	#590
2019	51	#597
2020	68	#439
2021	53	#557
2022	47	#598
2023	37	#755
2024	36	#817