Rosalia
Rosalia is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "rose" and was the name of an early saint Saint Rosalia. In Latin, the Rosalia was a festival of roses celebrated variously throughout the Roman Empire.
- Italian
- Late Roman
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Rosalia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rosalia is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "rose" and was the name of an early saint Saint Rosalia. In Latin, the Rosalia was a festival of roses celebrated variously throughout the Roman Empire.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Late Roman
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Galician
The Story of Rosalia
The earliest SSA record of Rosalia as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 9 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 552 newborns named Rosalia — #553 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Rosalia on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rosalia ranks #553 for baby girls with 552 births, rising sharply (+102% over the past five years). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rosalia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rosalia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Rosalia
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- Rosalía Arteaga (born 1956), Ecuadorian politician
- Rosalia Lombardo (1918–1920), Italian child famous for her well-preserved mummy
- Rosalía Mera (1944–2013), Spanish billionaire businesswoman
- Rosalia Price (fl. 1790), British circus artist
- Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), Spanish romanticist writer
- Rosalía (singer) (born 1992), Spanish singer
- Saint Rosalia , patron saint of Palermo in Italy
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Names that sound like Rosalia
Phonetically similar names — useful when Rosalia is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Rosalia
Rosalia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Rosalia's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #539. Use the chart and map above to compare Rosalia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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