How Many People Are Named Rosetta?
An estimated 10,555 people in the United States have the first name Rosetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Rosetta peaked in popularity in 1948 with 578 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rosetta 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 Rosetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,555
About 1 in 32,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1948
578 births
Total Registered
28,154
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rosetta
Rosetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28,154 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Rosetta as a male name
Ranked #2,641 in 1937
9 male births in 1937
Peak: 1937 (9 births)
Rosetta as a female name
Ranked #3,429 in 2024
46 female births in 2024
Peak: 1948 (578 births)
Rosetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rosetta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 4,800 babies were registered. Rosetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rosetta by Decade
How has Rosetta 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.
Rosetta by State
Birth registrations for Rosetta span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in Maine, Delaware, South Dakota. On average, about 578 Rosettas were registered per state.
Rosetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rosetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rosetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rosetta?
We estimate approximately 10,555 people named Rosetta 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 32,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Rosetta a common name?
Rosetta is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,154 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rosetta most popular?
Rosetta reached peak popularity in 1948, when 578 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rosetta is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rosetta a female name?
Rosetta is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rosetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rosetta Smith, Rosetta Johnson, Rosetta 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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