Rosetta
Rosetta is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:Rosetta Baume (1871–1934), American-born New Zealand teacher, feminist and community leader Rosetta Burke, the first female Assistant Adjutant General of New York State and of the Army National Guard Rosetta Calavetta (1914–1993), Italian actress and voice actress Rosetta Cattaneo (1919–1988), Italian sprinter Rosetta Cutolo…
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Rosetta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rosetta is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:Rosetta Baume (1871–1934), American-born New Zealand teacher, feminist and community leader Rosetta Burke, the first female Assistant Adjutant General of New York State and of the Army National Guard Rosetta Calavetta (1914–1993), Italian actress and voice actress Rosetta Cattaneo (1919–1988), Italian sprinter Rosetta Cutolo…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Rosetta
The earliest SSA record of Rosetta as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 46 babies received it. 1948 was its biggest year on record, with 578 newborns named Rosetta — #325 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,722 among baby girl names with 41 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 28K Rosettas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rosetta
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About the name Rosetta
Rosetta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 28K births in the dataset. Rosetta's peak popularity came in 1948 when it ranked #219. Use the chart and map above to compare Rosetta'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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