Rosemarie
Rosemarie is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, German, Dutch, French.
- English
- German
- Dutch
- French
Meaning & Origin of Rosemarie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rosemarie is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, German, Dutch, French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- German
- Dutch
- French
The Story of Rosemarie
Rosemarie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1896, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1936: 1,300 births, good for #158 nationwide. About 21% of every Rosemarie on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rosemarie ranks #1,821 for baby girls with 111 births, gradually falling (-7%). All told, over 52K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Rosemarie
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About the name Rosemarie
Rosemarie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 52K births in the dataset. Rosemarie's peak popularity came in 1936 when it ranked #158. Use the chart and map above to compare Rosemarie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.