How Many People Are Named Rosalie?
An estimated 40,688 people in the United States have the first name Rosalie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Rosalie peaked in popularity in 1938 with 3,770 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rosalie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rosalie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Rosalie is overwhelmingly female, 96 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
40,688
About 1 in 8,424 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1938
3,770 births
Total Registered
82,335
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rosalie
Rosalie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 82,335 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Rosalie as a male name
Ranked #4,457 in 1957
5 male births in 1957
Peak: 1938 (12 births)
Rosalie as a female name
Ranked #177 in 2024
1,699 female births in 2024
Peak: 1938 (3,758 births)
Rosalie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rosalie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 13,763 babies were registered. While Rosalie is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rosalie by Decade
How has Rosalie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 457 | 0 | 457 | |
| 1890s | 866 | 0 | 866 | |
| 1900s | 1,571 | 0 | 1,571 | |
| 1910s | 6,310 | 5 | 6,305 | |
| 1920s | 11,308 | 12 | 11,296 | |
| 1930s | 13,763 | 50 | 13,713 | |
| 1940s | 12,611 | 24 | 12,587 | |
| 1950s | 6,795 | 5 | 6,790 | |
| 1960s | 3,645 | 0 | 3,645 | |
| 1970s | 1,679 | 0 | 1,679 | |
| 1980s | 1,672 | 0 | 1,672 | |
| 1990s | 1,405 | 0 | 1,405 | |
| 2000s | 1,621 | 0 | 1,621 | |
| 2010s | 10,533 | 0 | 10,533 | |
| 2020s | 8,099 | 0 | 8,099 | |
Rosalie by State
Birth registrations for Rosalie span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii. On average, about 1,465 Rosalies were registered per state.
Rosalie + Last Name Combinations
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Rosalie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rosalie?
We estimate approximately 40,688 people named Rosalie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,424 Americans share this first name.
Is Rosalie a common name?
Rosalie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 82,335 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rosalie most popular?
Rosalie reached peak popularity in 1938, when 3,770 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rosalie is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rosalie a female name?
Rosalie is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rosalie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rosalie Smith, Rosalie Johnson, Rosalie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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