Rosamond
Rosamond was the 16781st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 575th; the most babies were born in 1916 (111). More babies were named Rosamond in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,781 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1916111 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,294babies recorded
Rosamond popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1927.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,781 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #12,556 | 6 |
| 1980 | #8,848 | 7 |
| 1970 | #9,000 | 5 |
| 1960 | #4,399 | 10 |
| 1950 | #1,902 | 26 |
| 1940 | #1,676 | 23 |
| 1930 | #923 | 63 |
| 1920 | #785 | 86 |
| 1910 | #602 | 49 |
| 1900 | #915 | 18 |
| 1890 | #1,082 | 8 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rosamond, counting every spelling?
Rosamond is a spelling of Rosamund, a name family that had 20 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 20 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosamund | 15 | #7,428 | 88 |
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 Rosamond?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rosamond (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rosamond 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rosamond.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rosamond?
About 600 people born in the US named Rosamond are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 55 and 83. That makes Rosamond a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Rosamond by state
How common Rosamond was among girls born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (5.0×), Indiana (2.4×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rosamond: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rosamond, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rosamond
How popular is the name Rosamond?
Rosamond was the 16781st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 575th; the most babies were born in 1916 (111). More babies were named Rosamond in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Rosamond a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rosamond in the US.
Where was Rosamond most popular?
In 1914–1918, Rosamond was most common in Massachusetts (0.53 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Hampshire and Indiana.