Rosie
Rosie is a feminine given name of English origin. It can be a diminutive form of the English language given name Rose, which is of Latin origin. Similar diminutives in other languages include: Rosa becoming Rosita in Spanish, and Ruža becoming Ružica in Slavic languages. Rosie can be a nickname for names such as Rosalie, Rosemary, Roseanne, Rosalyn, Rosanna, and more.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Rosie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rosie is a feminine given name of English origin. It can be a diminutive form of the English language given name Rose, which is of Latin origin. Similar diminutives in other languages include: Rosa becoming Rosita in Spanish, and Ruža becoming Ružica in Slavic languages. Rosie can be a nickname for names such as Rosalie, Rosemary, Roseanne, Rosalyn, Rosanna, and more.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Rosie
The earliest SSA record of Rosie as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 106 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 1,560 newborns named Rosie — #152 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #311 among baby girl names with 1,001 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). In total, more than 86K Rosies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Rosie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rosie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Rosie
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About the name Rosie
Rosie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 86K births in the dataset. Rosie's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #114. Use the chart and map above to compare Rosie'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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