How Many People Are Named Rosie?
An estimated 31,206 people in the United States have the first name Rosie. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 53 years old, and Rosie peaked in popularity in 1927 with 1,581 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rosie 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 Rosie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Rosie is overwhelmingly female, 470 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
31,206
About 1 in 10,984 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1927
1,581 births
Total Registered
84,924
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rosie
Rosie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 84,924 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Rosie as a male name
Ranked #3,969 in 1963
6 male births in 1963
Peak: 1927 (21 births)
Rosie as a female name
Ranked #311 in 2024
984 female births in 2024
Peak: 1927 (1,560 births)
Rosie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rosie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 14,409 babies were registered. Rosie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rosie by Decade
How has Rosie 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 | 1,485 | 0 | 1,485 | |
| 1890s | 2,923 | 5 | 2,918 | |
| 1900s | 4,833 | 5 | 4,828 | |
| 1910s | 9,631 | 66 | 9,565 | |
| 1920s | 14,409 | 119 | 14,290 | |
| 1930s | 12,186 | 126 | 12,060 | |
| 1940s | 11,496 | 93 | 11,403 | |
| 1950s | 10,046 | 34 | 10,012 | |
| 1960s | 4,942 | 22 | 4,920 | |
| 1970s | 1,961 | 0 | 1,961 | |
| 1980s | 1,325 | 0 | 1,325 | |
| 1990s | 1,289 | 0 | 1,289 | |
| 2000s | 1,209 | 0 | 1,209 | |
| 2010s | 3,338 | 0 | 3,338 | |
| 2020s | 3,851 | 0 | 3,851 | |
Rosie by State
Birth registrations for Rosie span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Texas, California. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Maine, Alaska. On average, about 1,474 Rosies were registered per state.
Rosie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rosie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rosie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rosie?
We estimate approximately 31,206 people named Rosie 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 10,984 Americans share this first name.
Is Rosie a common name?
Rosie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 84,924 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rosie most popular?
Rosie reached peak popularity in 1927, when 1,581 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rosie is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rosie a female name?
Rosie is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rosie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rosie Smith, Rosie Johnson, Rosie 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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