Is Rosa a boy or girl name?
Rosa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 440 girls and 0 boys were named Rosa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 178,136 US babies named Rosa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #663
- Babies named Rosa since 1880
- 178,136
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 2,245 babies
Boys and girls named Rosa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 6,157 | 99.9% |
| 1890s | 23 | 7,881 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 21 | 9,297 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 88 | 15,976 | 99.5% |
| 1920s | 166 | 20,791 | 99.2% |
| 1930s | 171 | 16,050 | 98.9% |
| 1940s | 124 | 16,796 | 99.3% |
| 1950s | 118 | 19,876 | 99.4% |
| 1960s | 101 | 15,043 | 99.3% |
| 1970s | 109 | 12,290 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 145 | 10,793 | 98.7% |
| 1990s | 82 | 11,083 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 20 | 7,995 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,650 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,285 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 440 | #663 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 441 | #669 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 493 | #605 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 451 | #661 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 460 | #631 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 450 | #647 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 466 | #640 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 442 | #665 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 466 | #638 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 455 | #628 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 479 | #607 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 437 | #649 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 469 | #613 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 469 | #618 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 517 | #565 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 626 | #492 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 696 | #454 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 742 | #436 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 813 | #394 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 776 | #407 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 737 | #415 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,139 | 786 | #389 |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,138 | 876 | #340 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 938 | #331 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,787 | 1,005 | #315 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,654 | 983 | #315 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,125 | #276 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,502 | 967 | #297 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,235 | 993 | #292 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,314 | 1,008 | #271 |
| 1994 | 12 | #5,056 | 1,254 | #228 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,890 | 1,256 | #221 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,529 | 1,172 | #233 |
| 1991 | 11 | #5,030 | 1,149 | #242 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,746 | 1,176 | #242 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,228 | 1,138 | #242 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,496 | 978 | #260 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,188 | 970 | #261 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,864 | 970 | #264 |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,051 | 1,011 | #252 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,245 | 978 | #255 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,200 | 1,047 | #236 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,581 | 1,205 | #217 |
| 1981 | 15 | #3,000 | 1,226 | #213 |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,073 | 1,270 | #204 |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,022 | 1,152 | #227 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,480 | 1,076 | #229 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,499 | 1,090 | #229 |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,064 | 1,159 | #212 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,691 | 1,208 | #204 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,522 | 1,251 | #204 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,403 | 1,260 | #205 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,143 | 1,293 | #214 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,317 | 1,377 | #221 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,609 | 1,424 | #222 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,397 | 1,440 | #216 |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,055 | 1,348 | #221 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,582 | 1,327 | #221 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,946 | 1,397 | #218 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,745 | 1,409 | #226 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,523 | 1,519 | #223 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,823 | 1,510 | #222 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,647 | 1,612 | #211 |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,061 | 1,649 | #209 |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,038 | 1,832 | #197 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,787 | 1,799 | #198 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,348 | 1,862 | #189 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,005 | 2,080 | #181 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,477 | 2,172 | #168 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,723 | 2,049 | #168 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,913 | 2,107 | #165 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,026 | 2,023 | #161 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,235 | 1,942 | #162 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,475 | 1,955 | #160 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,271 | 1,887 | #155 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,811 | 1,924 | #155 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,201 | 1,926 | #149 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,340 | 1,800 | #167 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,013 | 1,620 | #168 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,952 | 1,577 | #147 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,176 | 1,670 | #145 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,060 | 1,680 | #154 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,684 | 1,573 | #155 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,887 | 1,477 | #154 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,451 | 1,549 | #148 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,039 | 1,494 | #151 |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,730 | 1,568 | #146 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,740 | 1,440 | #152 |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,533 | 1,454 | #146 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,902 | 1,600 | #137 |
| 1934 | 14 | #2,008 | 1,581 | #136 |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,354 | 1,646 | #132 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,077 | 1,757 | #131 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,086 | 1,633 | #138 |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,595 | 1,877 | #129 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,517 | 1,887 | #129 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,814 | 1,970 | #125 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,112 | 2,109 | #124 |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,897 | 2,115 | #125 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,169 | 2,230 | #125 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,206 | 2,148 | #129 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,106 | 2,050 | #130 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,967 | 2,106 | #123 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,134 | 1,977 | #131 |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,036 | 2,199 | #116 |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,958 | 2,189 | #110 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,673 | 2,034 | #117 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,161 | 1,829 | #121 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,138 | 1,793 | #120 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,588 | 1,793 | #116 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,601 | 1,514 | #104 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,461 | 1,366 | #101 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,231 | 1,305 | #94 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,705 | 1,022 | #92 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,556 | 1,131 | #83 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 959 | #87 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 941 | #86 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 924 | #82 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,385 | 865 | #82 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 922 | #79 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 903 | #76 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,109 | 911 | #74 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 909 | #75 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,186 | 845 | #75 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,471 | 1,118 | #69 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,036 | 765 | #77 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 841 | #75 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 770 | #74 |
| 1896 | 7 | #966 | 808 | #74 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 832 | #71 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 780 | #70 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,157 | 790 | #70 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,224 | 796 | #68 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 729 | #65 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 770 | #64 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 707 | #66 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 832 | #62 |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,044 | 659 | #60 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 673 | #59 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 623 | #58 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 607 | #58 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 507 | #61 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 542 | #57 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 500 | #53 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 507 | #52 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rosa reached #966 in 1896. As a girl name, it reached #52 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rosa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.