Rosemary

How popular is Rosemary in the UK?

Rank in 2025

516th among girls

Babies in 2025

84 about 1 in 3,300 girls

Five-year trend

Steady up 7% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 84 girls in the UK were named Rosemary, making it the 516th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 470th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 150 girls.

Half of all the girls named Rosemary in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 89 girls in the UK were given Rosemary or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #486, up from #516 for this spelling alone.

• Rosemary 84
• Rosemarie 5

Among girls in 2025, it was 490th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1924 (#97), 1934 (#42), 1944 (#36), 1954 (#43) and 1964 (#95).

How popular is Rosemary in the US?

Rank in 2025

251st among girls

Babies in 2025

1,222 about 1 in 1,300 girls

Five-year trend

Rising up 51% in five years

Same name in a class

1.1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,222 girls in the US were named Rosemary, making it the 251st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 442nd. Its busiest year was 1947, with 4,542 girls. It first appears in the records in 1882.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more girls named Rosemary than any year since 1965.

Half of all the girls named Rosemary in the US since 1880 were born between 1932 and 1961, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,337 girls in the US were given Rosemary or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #261.

• Rosemary 1,222
• Rosemarie 115