Rosella
Rosella was the 2347th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 307th; the most babies were born in 1924 (435). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,238 places. More babies were named Rosella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,347 girls, up 306 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924435 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,995babies recorded
Rosella popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1927.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,347 | 78 |
| 2020 | #2,653 | 64 |
| 2010 | #4,478 | 33 |
| 2000 | #7,080 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,770 | 16 |
| 1980 | #2,929 | 31 |
| 1970 | #2,149 | 38 |
| 1960 | #1,391 | 63 |
| 1950 | #753 | 132 |
| 1940 | #483 | 200 |
| 1930 | #344 | 363 |
| 1920 | #322 | 406 |
| 1910 | #359 | 123 |
| 1900 | #343 | 94 |
| 1890 | #459 | 33 |
| 1880 | #325 | 25 |
How popular is Rosella, counting every spelling?
Rosella is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosella | 78 | #2,347 | 358 |
| Rozella | — | — | 38 |
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 Rosella?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rosella (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rosella 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 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rosella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rosella?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Rosella are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 25 and 80. That makes Rosella a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Rosella by state
How common Rosella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 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 Rosella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rosella, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rosella
How popular is the name Rosella?
Rosella was the 2347th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 307th; the most babies were born in 1924 (435). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,238 places. More babies were named Rosella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Rosella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rosella in the US.
Where is Rosella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rosella was most common in Missouri (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Michigan.