Rossa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROS-a
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Rossa is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies).
What does Rossa mean?
Irish
Associated with the Fenian Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, whose 1915 funeral was a landmark of Irish republicanism.
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Is Rossa a girl's or a boy's name?
Rossa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rossa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,537th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Rossa, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,179th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 31 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Rossa than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Rossa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 126th in Northern Ireland.
Rossa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,179 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
Names like Rossa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Ezra, Rupert, Musa, Rowan, Rory, Roman, Arlo, Reggie, Reuben, Oscar, Ronnie
Names related to Rossa
More Irish names
Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rossa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rossa, updated 20 October 2026.