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Rosa

Girl

Meaning of Rosa: Latin: 'rose'

Rosa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a timeless pick that has stayed popular for over a century — 638th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 94th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#638

441 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#94

486 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

178,588

First recorded 1880 · peak 1925

Trend

stable

Style: classic

Popularity over time

1981: 1,241 babies1982: 1,224 babies1983: 1,061 babies1984: 992 babies1985: 1,027 babies1986: 988 babies1987: 981 babies1988: 994 babies1989: 1,151 babies1990: 1,192 babies19901991: 1,161 babies1992: 1,185 babies1993: 1,262 babies1994: 1,266 babies1995: 1,017 babies1996: 998 babies1997: 972 babies1998: 1,125 babies1999: 989 babies2000: 1,010 babies20002001: 938 babies2002: 881 babies2003: 797 babies2004: 737 babies2005: 776 babies2006: 813 babies2007: 742 babies2008: 696 babies2009: 626 babies2010: 518 babies20102011: 469 babies2012: 469 babies2013: 437 babies2014: 480 babies2015: 456 babies2016: 466 babies2017: 443 babies2018: 466 babies2019: 450 babies2020: 460 babies20202021: 451 babies2022: 494 babies2023: 441 babies2024: 442 babies2025: 441 babies
US babies named Rosa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,266.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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