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Rosie

Gender
Girl
Say it
ROH-zee
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#20 for girls
US rank, 2025
#283 for girls

Classic

Rosie is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rose”. In 2025 it ranked 20th for girls in the UK (1,589 babies) and 283rd for girls in the US (1,088 babies).

What does Rosie mean?

Latin: pet form of Rose

“rose”

A pet form of Rose and of longer names such as Rosemary and Rosalind, long used as a name on its own.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Rosie a girl's or a boy's name?

Rosie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,589 girls in the UK and 1,088 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Rosie in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#20among girls
Babies in 2025
1,589about 1 in 180 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 25% in five years
Same name in a class
7.7%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,589 girls in the UK were named Rosie, making it the 20th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 2,294 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Rosie than any year since 2017.

Half of all the girls named Rosie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 24th in England and Wales, 10th in Scotland and 14th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#66), 2004 (#57), 2014 (#33) and 2024 (#24).

1996Busiest: 2,294 in 20212025
Rosie in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20251,589#20
20241,632#23
20231,725#19
20221,899#19
20212,294#11
20202,260#12
20192,281#16
20182,022#22
20171,540#36
20161,551#36
20151,571#35
20141,606#34
20131,502#40
20121,376#49
20111,219#57
20101,109#61
20091,095#65
20081,096#69
20071,051#67
2006950#73
2005992#64
20041,039#61
20031,087#56
20021,007#58
2001894#64
2000801#74
1999856#72
1998832#75
1997865#75
1996922#72

How popular is Rosie in the US?

Rank in 2025
#283among girls
Babies in 2025
1,088about 1 in 1,500 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 70% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,088 girls in the US were named Rosie, making it the 283rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 469th. Its busiest year was 1927, with 1,560 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 15 years. 2025 had more girls named Rosie than any year since 1951.

Half of all the girls named Rosie in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1957, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,176 girls in the US were given Rosie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #287.

1880Busiest: 1,560 in 19272025
Rosie in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20251,088#283
2024992#310
2023785#392
2022747#423
2021686#456
2020652#469
2019545#563
2018486#618
2017433#678
2016396#719
2015365#775
2014327#844
2013300#860
2012225#1,096
2011135#1,598
2010129#1,649
2009142#1,584
2008142#1,597
2007130#1,689
2006126#1,672
2005116#1,703
2004107#1,780
2003110#1,719
2002126#1,499
2001109#1,658
2000101#1,726
1999108#1,558
1998150#1,217
1997150#1,202
1996130#1,312
1995131#1,276
1994110#1,441
1993120#1,370
1992119#1,378
1991115#1,391
1990157#1,107
1989125#1,256
1988120#1,238
1987100#1,362
1986119#1,187
1985120#1,178
1984137#1,035
1983131#1,060
1982156#950
1981162#927
1980154#959
1979162#912
1978160#898
1977179#835
1976166#832
1975166#821
1974152#859
1973225#662
1972234#653
1971262#632
1970255#646
1969294#576
1968289#562
1967340#514
1966381#479
1965470#436
1964541#418
1963582#397
1962599#383
1961679#368
1960745#353
1959807#335
1958917#294
1957983#285
19561,013#269
19551,024#265
19541,072#250
1953999#257
19521,004#247
19511,088#233
19501,105#229
19491,212#216
19481,151#215
19471,209#214
19461,183#205
19451,095#186
19441,090#193
19431,127#193
19421,110#189
19411,107#177
19401,119#174
19391,160#171
19381,194#170
19371,121#178
19361,111#173
19351,188#166
19341,240#160
19331,180#155
19321,314#152
19311,207#155
19301,345#153
19291,366#154
19281,385#156
19271,560#152
19261,492#156
19251,516#156
19241,482#163
19231,395#166
19221,385#165
19211,313#170
19201,396#162
19191,398#158
19181,190#174
19171,099#179
19161,030#181
1915975#174
1914957#153
1913744#156
1912793#138
1911643#131
1910736#114
1909604#119
1908502#139
1907511#132
1906497#127
1905500#127
1904468#127
1903423#132
1902417#134
1901330#148
1900576#116
1899332#140
1898330#153
1897339#141
1896314#150
1895322#141
1894288#152
1893242#162
1892249#156
1891264#136
1890238#150
1889239#142
1888211#150
1887162#152
1886133#175
1885142#154
1884152#140
1883115#155
1882140#129
188185#158
1880106#141

Names like Rosie

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Lottie Elsie Florence Millie Mabel Evie Rose Ruby Bonnie Hallie Matilda Phoebe

Other spellings of Rosie

Rosy Rozi Rosey Rozy Rossy Rosi

Names related to Rosie

Roise Rossi Rosse Rouse Rossie

More Latin names

Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Luna Nora Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara Anthony Austin

Every Latin name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Rosie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rosie, updated 20 October 2026.