Is Rosemary a boy or girl name?
Rosemary is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,037 girls and 0 boys were named Rosemary, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 162,280 US babies named Rosemary were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #301
- Babies named Rosemary since 1882
- 162,280
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 4,542 babies
Boys and girls named Rosemary, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 200 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 634 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 7,079 | 100% |
| 1920s | 55 | 25,965 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 84 | 24,857 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 85 | 34,296 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 48 | 25,019 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 48 | 14,604 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 12 | 5,823 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 21 | 4,988 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 5 | 4,051 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,960 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,926 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,447 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,037 | #301 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 995 | #310 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 871 | #365 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 846 | #363 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 698 | #442 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 770 | #405 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 699 | #452 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 698 | #454 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 740 | #436 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 607 | #517 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 536 | #570 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 563 | #531 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 479 | #601 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 439 | #651 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 395 | #715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 404 | #717 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 398 | #746 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 406 | #721 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 410 | #692 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 362 | #745 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 376 | #712 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 403 | #661 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 403 | #634 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 401 | #624 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 397 | #631 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 375 | #631 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 395 | #609 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 339 | #651 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 421 | #555 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 403 | #571 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 402 | #572 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 395 | #595 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 420 | #561 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 429 | #550 |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,237 | 472 | #509 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,108 | 466 | #504 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 431 | #512 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 455 | #477 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 473 | #455 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 512 | #431 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 489 | #431 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,120 | 489 | #433 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 532 | #420 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,876 | 565 | #401 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 576 | #395 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 489 | #427 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 453 | #442 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,709 | 460 | #445 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 497 | #406 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 534 | #384 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 624 | #348 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 609 | #350 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 617 | #357 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,818 | 743 | #341 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 797 | #331 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,866 | 794 | #322 |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,056 | 876 | #296 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,900 | 914 | #281 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,122 | #254 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,196 | 1,276 | #241 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,551 | 1,629 | #214 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,522 | 1,729 | #205 |
| 1962 | 9 | #3,008 | 1,939 | #195 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 2,133 | #181 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 2,192 | #181 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,920 | 2,230 | #173 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 2,223 | #171 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,507 | 2,275 | #168 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,489 | 2,066 | #175 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,305 | 2,015 | #171 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,914 | 2,191 | #160 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 2,432 | #147 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 2,786 | #130 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,309 | 3,346 | #109 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,272 | 3,455 | #101 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,256 | 3,633 | #98 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,426 | 3,869 | #90 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 4,542 | #80 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,880 | 4,486 | #74 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,700 | 3,500 | #79 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,177 | 2,744 | #99 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,258 | 2,967 | #97 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,365 | 3,004 | #92 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,620 | 2,677 | #94 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,452 | 2,874 | #85 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,063 | 2,612 | #93 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,300 | 2,681 | #95 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,312 | 2,307 | #110 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,813 | 2,148 | #111 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,206 | 2,394 | #97 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,919 | 2,132 | #111 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,952 | 2,227 | #102 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,608 | 2,483 | #100 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,087 | 2,722 | #88 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 3,151 | #82 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,180 | 3,107 | #80 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,312 | 2,972 | #88 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,504 | 3,153 | #86 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,108 | 2,900 | #95 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,768 | 2,755 | #103 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,845 | 2,734 | #106 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,781 | 2,427 | #110 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 2,170 | #120 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 2,034 | #128 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 1,713 | #141 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 1,330 | #166 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 1,259 | #171 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 1,124 | #176 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 996 | #184 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 820 | #201 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 563 | #225 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 388 | #246 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 298 | #259 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 160 | #312 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 141 | #329 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 123 | #328 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 91 | #380 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 87 | #382 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 61 | #441 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 64 | #424 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 54 | #443 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 48 | #464 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 37 | #535 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 29 | #589 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 40 | #539 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 23 | #660 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 29 | #608 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 29 | #563 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 18 | #784 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 23 | #656 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 12 | #946 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 23 | #612 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 16 | #755 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 11 | #882 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 16 | #689 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #715 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,021 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 11 | #723 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 11 | #726 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,176 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #912 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 8 | #749 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 9 | #669 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rosemary reached #2,087 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #74 in 1946. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rosemary
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.