Rosy
Rosy was the 3763rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 801st; the most babies were born in 2018 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 642 places. More babies were named Rosy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rosie) pet form of Rose · English, Germanic, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #3,763 girls, down 33 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201859 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,208babies recorded
What does the name Rosy mean?
Rosy is a spelling of Rosie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Rosie's meaning and origin.
Rosie is a pet form of Rose and of related names such as Rosemary and Rosalind. Rose looks like the flower name, but DMNES explains that the medieval name came from Germanic hrōd, "fame", and heit, "kind" (Norman Roheis), and that later forms were reshaped by Latin rosa, "rose". Today the name is understood as the flower. Rosie is often given on its own.
hrōd (Old Saxon, “fame”)rosa (Latin, “rose”)
How sure is this? Probable. Medieval Rose was Germanic; the modern name is linked with the flower.
Related names: Rose, Rosemary, Rosa, Rosalie.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rosie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Rose', DMNES, Durham University
- Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. 2 (1918), s.v. 'ROSE', Morland Press (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
Rosy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,763 | 40 |
| 2020 | #3,730 | 40 |
| 2010 | #4,288 | 35 |
| 2000 | #3,580 | 37 |
| 1990 | #4,093 | 25 |
| 1980 | #5,174 | 14 |
| 1970 | #4,203 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,971 | 18 |
| 1950 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1940 | #3,458 | 8 |
| 1930 | #3,018 | 10 |
| 1920 | #3,551 | 9 |
| 1910 | #2,107 | 7 |
| 1900 | #2,183 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,182 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rosy, counting every spelling?
Rosy is a spelling of Rosie, a name family that ranked #285 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,763 for Rosy on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,176 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie | 1,088 | #283 | 4,298 |
| Rosy | 40 | #3,763 | 206 |
| Rosey | 26 | #5,070 | 108 |
| Rossy | 16 | #7,079 | 81 |
| Rosi | 6 | #14,589 | 39 |
| Rozie | — | — | 32 |
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 Rosy?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rosy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rosy 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rosy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rosy?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Rosy are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 10 and 35. That makes Rosy mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Rosy by state
How common Rosy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 48 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 Rosy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rosy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rosy
What does Rosy mean?
Rosy is a spelling of Rosie, which means “pet form of Rose” (English, Germanic, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Rosy?
Rosy was the 3763rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 801st; the most babies were born in 2018 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 642 places. More babies were named Rosy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rosy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rosy in the US.
Where is Rosy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rosy was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.