Rosy is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rose”, spelling of Rosie, pet form of Rose. A spelling of Rosie; rosy is also an English word for rose-pink or hopeful.

Rosy

Gender: Girl
Say it: ROH-zee
Origin: Latin
UK rank, 2025: #2,509 for girls
US rank, 2025: #3,711 for girls

Rosy is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rose”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 3,711th for girls in the US (40 babies).

What does Rosy mean?

Latin: spelling of Rosie, pet form of Rose

“rose”

A spelling of Rosie; rosy is also an English word for rose-pink or hopeful.

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

Rosy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 40 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Rosy in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #2,509among girls
Babies in 2025: 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadydown 16% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Rosy, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 21 girls.

Half of all the girls named Rosy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 1,613 girls in the UK were given Rosy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #22, up from #2,509 for this spelling alone.

Rosie 1,589
Rosy 11
Rozi 5
Rosey 4
Rozy 4

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 21 in 20082025

Rosy in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	11	#2,509
2024	11	#2,480
2023	9	#2,841
2022	10	#2,615
2021	10	#2,658
2020	18	#1,708
2019	8	#3,018
2018	11	#2,464
2017	8	#3,102
2016	20	#1,653
2015	11	#2,458
2014	10	#2,618
2013	11	#2,454
2012	16	#1,914
2011	11	#2,393
2010	9	#2,741
2009	14	#1,957
2008	21	#1,443
2007	6	#3,396
2006	13	#1,860
2005	9	#2,360
2004	11	#1,949
2003	15	#1,492
2002	15	#1,399
2001	15	#1,398
2000	15	#1,348
1999	10	#1,770
1998	15	#1,350
1997	8	#2,073
1996	12	#1,520

How popular is Rosy in the US?

Rank in 2025: #3,711among girls
Babies in 2025: 40about 1 in 40,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadydown 15% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 40 girls in the US were named Rosy, making it the 3,711th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,675th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 59 girls. It first appears in the records in 1882.

Half of all the girls named Rosy in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,176 girls in the US were given Rosy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #287, up from #3,711 for this spelling alone.

Rosie 1,088
Rosy 40
Rosey 26
Rossy 16
Rosi 6

1882Busiest: 59 in 20182025

Rosy in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	40	#3,711
2024	48	#3,277
2023	35	#4,112
2022	45	#3,469
2021	38	#3,881
2020	40	#3,675
2019	45	#3,450
2018	59	#2,840
2017	51	#3,145
2016	52	#3,139
2015	54	#3,092
2014	45	#3,484
2013	55	#3,004
2012	29	#4,834
2011	34	#4,243
2010	35	#4,179
2009	33	#4,481
2008	36	#4,267
2007	43	#3,720
2006	36	#4,072
2005	34	#4,114
2004	33	#4,168
2003	29	#4,413
2002	34	#3,806
2001	33	#3,860
2000	37	#3,522
1999	27	#4,197
1998	28	#4,020
1997	23	#4,505
1996	18	#5,275
1995	27	#3,873
1994	36	#3,163
1993	27	#3,872
1992	23	#4,375
1991	17	#5,393
1990	25	#3,998
1989	20	#4,516
1988	13	#5,890
1987	14	#5,307
1986	15	#4,961
1985	13	#5,346
1984	14	#4,965
1983	10	#6,210
1982	11	#5,909
1981	15	#4,745
1980	14	#4,977
1979	6	#9,008
1978	10	#5,957
1977	8	#6,890
1976	11	#5,213
1975	0	–
1974	0	–
1973	7	#6,664
1972	0	–
1971	7	#6,617
1970	14	#4,037
1969	5	#7,469
1968	0	–
1967	5	#6,803
1966	6	#5,808
1965	11	#3,951
1964	9	#4,635
1963	5	#6,591
1962	12	#3,781
1961	14	#3,459
1960	18	#2,903
1959	11	#3,826
1958	12	#3,542
1957	15	#3,032
1956	11	#3,695
1955	8	#4,375
1954	5	#5,751
1953	14	#2,920
1952	0	–
1951	8	#4,010
1950	11	#3,234
1949	8	#3,891
1948	7	#4,203
1947	0	–
1946	8	#3,664
1945	0	–
1944	6	#4,052
1943	0	–
1942	8	#3,442
1941	9	#3,028
1940	8	#3,206
1939	9	#2,920
1938	7	#3,448
1937	5	#4,253
1936	0	–
1935	0	–
1934	11	#2,566
1933	9	#2,867
1932	9	#3,045
1931	9	#2,970
1930	10	#2,844
1929	11	#2,736
1928	6	#4,193
1927	19	#2,025
1926	25	#1,666
1925	13	#2,616
1924	18	#2,136
1923	12	#2,732
1922	11	#2,956
1921	10	#3,163
1920	9	#3,339
1919	15	#2,264
1918	14	#2,375
1917	19	#1,847
1916	13	#2,368
1915	10	#2,687
1914	5	#3,617
1913	5	#3,185
1912	5	#2,977
1911	0	–
1910	7	#1,935
1909	6	#1,957
1908	8	#1,547
1907	12	#1,142
1906	8	#1,416
1905	7	#1,537
1904	0	–
1903	10	#1,137
1902	8	#1,320
1901	0	–
1900	5	#1,931
1899	8	#1,180
1898	8	#1,263
1897	5	#1,554
1896	8	#1,213
1895	0	–
1894	8	#1,136
1893	0	–
1892	7	#1,171
1891	8	#1,006
1890	7	#1,099
1889	9	#902
1888	8	#959
1887	9	#788
1886	9	#778
1885	0	–
1884	7	#851
1883	0	–
1882	7	#740

Names like Rosy

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

Lucy Lily Emily Ivy Daisy Ruby Romy Nora Hallie Luna Mabel Emma

Other spellings of Rosy

Rosie Rozi Rosey Rozy Rossy Rosi

Names related to Rosy

Rose Rosa

More Latin names

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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, “Rosy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rosy, updated 20 October 2026.