Rosie

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Rosie is a feminine given name of English origin. It can be a diminutive form of the English language given name Rose, which is of Latin origin. Similar diminutives in other languages include: Rosa becoming Rosita in Spanish, and Ruža becoming Ružica in Slavic languages.

From Wikipedia

Rosie first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1927 with 1,560 babies (rank #152 that year). In 2024 it was given to 984 girls (rank #311). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Rosie

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.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.

84,924

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,560

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Rosie

Rosie O'Donnellstand-up comedian · b. 1962
Rosie Huntington-Whiteleyfilm actor · b. 1987
Rosie Perezfilm actor · b. 1964
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknightco-founder · b. 1953

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	106	#143
1881	85	#158
1882	140	#130
1883	115	#155
1884	152	#140
1885	142	#154
1886	133	#175
1887	162	#152
1888	211	#150
1889	239	#142
1890	238	#150
1891	264	#136
1892	249	#156
1893	242	#162
1894	288	#152
1895	322	#141
1896	314	#150
1897	339	#141
1898	330	#154
1899	332	#141
1900	576	#116
1901	330	#148
1902	417	#135
1903	423	#132
1904	468	#127
1905	500	#127
1906	497	#128
1907	511	#132
1908	502	#139
1909	604	#119
1910	736	#114
1911	643	#131
1912	793	#138
1913	744	#156
1914	957	#153
1915	975	#174
1916	1,030	#181
1917	1,099	#179
1918	1,190	#174
1919	1,398	#158
1920	1,396	#162
1921	1,313	#171
1922	1,385	#165
1923	1,395	#166
1924	1,482	#163
1925	1,516	#156
1926	1,492	#156
1927	1,560	#152
1928	1,385	#156
1929	1,366	#154
1930	1,345	#153
1931	1,207	#155
1932	1,314	#152
1933	1,180	#155
1934	1,240	#160
1935	1,188	#166
1936	1,110	#173
1937	1,123	#178
1938	1,193	#170
1939	1,160	#171
1940	1,119	#174
1941	1,106	#177
1942	1,110	#189
1943	1,129	#193
1944	1,089	#193
1945	1,095	#186
1946	1,182	#205
1947	1,209	#214
1948	1,152	#215
1949	1,212	#216
1950	1,105	#229
1951	1,088	#233
1952	1,004	#247
1953	999	#257
1954	1,072	#250
1955	1,024	#265
1956	1,013	#269
1957	983	#287
1958	917	#294
1959	807	#335
1960	745	#354
1961	679	#368
1962	599	#384
1963	582	#397
1964	541	#419
1965	470	#436
1966	381	#479
1967	340	#515
1968	289	#562
1969	294	#577
1970	255	#647
1971	262	#634
1972	234	#653
1973	225	#662
1974	152	#862
1975	166	#822
1976	166	#834
1977	179	#837
1978	160	#899
1979	162	#919
1980	154	#962
1981	162	#928
1982	157	#949
1983	131	#1,064
1984	137	#1,038
1985	120	#1,182
1986	119	#1,191
1987	100	#1,369
1988	120	#1,244
1989	125	#1,265
1990	157	#1,118
1991	115	#1,404
1992	118	#1,398
1993	120	#1,373
1994	110	#1,452
1995	131	#1,285
1996	130	#1,316
1997	150	#1,205
1998	150	#1,223
1999	108	#1,571
2000	101	#1,741
2001	109	#1,668
2002	126	#1,507
2003	110	#1,731
2004	107	#1,791
2005	116	#1,716
2006	126	#1,679
2007	130	#1,692
2008	142	#1,603
2009	142	#1,592
2010	129	#1,657
2011	135	#1,609
2012	225	#1,104
2013	299	#864
2014	327	#846
2015	365	#775
2016	395	#721
2017	433	#679
2018	486	#618
2019	544	#564
2020	651	#471
2021	685	#457
2022	747	#423
2023	784	#392
2024	984	#311