Rosalie
Rosalie was the 171st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,797 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 66th with 3,758 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 95 places. More babies were named Rosalie in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Meaning rose (from Latin Rosalia) · Latin, French
Say it ROH-zuh-lee /ˈroʊzəli/
- Rank in 2025
- #171 girls, up 27 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,797girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19383,758 babies
- Total since 1880
- 84,145babies recorded
What does the name Rosalie mean?
Rosalie is the French, German and Dutch form of Rosalia, a Latin saint's name built on rosa, 'rose'. Wiktionary and Wikipedia agree on this source. Wikipedia mentions that Rosalia was also the name of a Roman festival of roses, and that the name is often read as 'little rose'. Rosa, Rose, Roz and Rosie serve as short forms, Wikipedia notes, and English spellings such as Rosalee and Rosaleigh are also used.
Rosālia (Latin, “Rosalia”)rosa (Latin, “rose”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Rosalia, Rosa, Rose, Rosie, Rosalee.
See also: Latin names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rosalie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Rosalie (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Rosalie
The usual nicknames for Rosalie are Rosie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Rosalie in the last five years, 51 were named Rosie, against 82 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie · also for Rose, Rosemary, Rosalia | Traditional | #283 | 4,298 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Rosalies go by each one.
Rosalie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 96 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #171 | 1,797 |
| 2020 | #198 | 1,473 |
| 2010 | #590 | 498 |
| 2000 | #1,420 | 131 |
| 1990 | #1,108 | 158 |
| 1980 | #924 | 162 |
| 1970 | #784 | 180 |
| 1960 | #428 | 521 |
| 1950 | #259 | 874 |
| 1940 | #139 | 1,735 |
| 1930 | #175 | 1,120 |
| 1920 | #200 | 984 |
| 1910 | #228 | 281 |
| 1900 | #300 | 121 |
| 1890 | #342 | 57 |
| 1880 | #251 | 39 |
How popular is Rosalie, counting every spelling?
Rosalie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #160 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #171 for Rosalie on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,137 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalie | 1,797 | #171 | 8,434 |
| Rosalee | 270 | #954 | 1,407 |
| Rosaly | 25 | #5,202 | 101 |
| Rosali | 14 | #7,827 | 100 |
| Rosalea | 14 | #7,826 | 55 |
| Rosaleah | 7 | #12,921 | 36 |
| Rozalie | 10 | #9,979 | 35 |
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 Rosalie?
1,797 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rosalie (0.50 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rosalie 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 5 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rosalie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rosalie?
About 45,500 people born in the US named Rosalie are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 8 and 75. That makes Rosalie 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.
Rosalie by state
How common Rosalie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alaska (3.7×), Rhode Island (3.2×), Maine (2.4×), New Hampshire (2.3×), Idaho (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rosalie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rosalie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Rosalie · Sibling names for Rosalie
Questions about the name Rosalie
What does Rosalie mean?
Rosalie means “rose (from Latin Rosalia)” (Latin, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Rosalie?
Rosalie was the 171st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,797 babies. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 66th with 3,758 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 95 places. More babies were named Rosalie in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Rosalie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rosalie in the US.
Where is Rosalie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rosalie was most common in Alaska (3.83 per 1,000 girls), followed by Vermont and Rhode Island.