How Many People Are Named Rosita?
An estimated 4,480 people in the United States have the first name Rosita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Rosita peaked in popularity in 1966 with 139 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rosita 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 Rosita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,480
About 1 in 76,508 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1966
139 births
Total Registered
6,683
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rosita
Rosita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,683 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rosita as a female name
Ranked #4,346 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 1966 (139 births)
Rosita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rosita span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,227 babies were registered. Rosita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rosita by Decade
How has Rosita 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.
Rosita by State
Birth registrations for Rosita span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Missouri, Alabama. On average, about 180 Rositas were registered per state.
Rosita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rosita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rosita
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rosita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rosita?
We estimate approximately 4,480 people named Rosita 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 76,508 Americans share this first name.
Is Rosita a common name?
Rosita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,683 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rosita most popular?
Rosita reached peak popularity in 1966, when 139 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rosita is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rosita a female name?
Rosita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rosita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rosita Smith, Rosita Johnson, Rosita 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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