Rosa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% 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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 760 babies (rank #74 that year). In 2024 it was given to 334 girls (rank #94). 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.

12,514

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

760

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
1999	757	#71
2000	760	#74
2001	752	#64
2002	672	#72
2003	667	#73
2004	630	#78
2005	577	#81
2006	589	#77
2007	539	#81
2008	552	#81
2009	446	#96
2010	475	#90
2011	461	#91
2012	407	#100
2013	373	#101
2014	427	#93
2015	366	#105
2016	366	#99
2017	347	#100
2018	386	#94
2019	378	#91
2020	283	#101
2021	311	#97
2022	342	#94
2023	317	#98
2024	334	#94