Rosa
Rosa was the 653rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 441 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 52nd; the most babies were born in 1925 (2,230). Over the last ten years it has moved down 25 places. More babies were named Rosa in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning rose (Latin) · Latin
Say it ROH-zuh /ˈroʊzə/
- Rank in 2025
- #653 girls, down 22 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 441girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19252,230 babies
- Total since 1880
- 178,588babies recorded
What does the name Rosa mean?
Rosa is the Latin word for rose, and Wiktionary describes the English name as a Latin form of Rose. It is also the normal form of the name in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and German. DMNES notes that the medieval name Rose came partly from Germanic elements meaning fame and kind, and only later became tied to the flower. Rosa has been used in the US since records began in 1880.
rosa (Latin, “rose”)
How sure is this? Well established. The modern name is the flower word; the medieval Rose had partly Germanic roots (DMNES).
Related names: Rose, Rosalie, Rosalia, Rosita, Rosie.
See also: Latin names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rosa' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Rose', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Rosa popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,173 since 1887.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #653 | 441 |
| 2020 | #631 | 460 |
| 2010 | #564 | 518 |
| 2000 | #315 | 1,005 |
| 1990 | #242 | 1,176 |
| 1980 | #204 | 1,270 |
| 1970 | #221 | 1,425 |
| 1960 | #197 | 1,831 |
| 1950 | #155 | 1,886 |
| 1940 | #148 | 1,549 |
| 1930 | #129 | 1,877 |
| 1920 | #116 | 2,199 |
| 1910 | #83 | 1,131 |
| 1900 | #69 | 1,118 |
| 1890 | #64 | 770 |
| 1880 | #52 | 507 |
How popular is Rosa, counting every spelling?
Rosa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #632 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #653 for Rosa on its own. Together these spellings went to 461 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa | 441 | #653 | 2,269 |
| Roza | 20 | #6,075 | 94 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rosa?
441 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rosa (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rosa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 19 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rosa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rosa?
About 90,100 people born in the US named Rosa are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 33 and 70. That makes Rosa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rosa by state
How common Rosa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, Utah, Iowa.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rosa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rosa, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Rosa · Sibling names for Rosa
Rosa is also a nickname for Rosalia.
Questions about the name Rosa
What does Rosa mean?
Rosa means “rose (Latin)” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Rosa?
Rosa was the 653rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 441 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 52nd; the most babies were born in 1925 (2,230). Over the last ten years it has moved down 25 places. More babies were named Rosa in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Rosa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rosa in the US.
Where is Rosa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rosa was most common in Oregon (0.46 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Maryland.