Rossie
The Story of Rossie
As a girl name
American parents first put Rossie on the record books as a girl name in 1883, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 63 Rossies were born — ranking #882 that year. About 20% of every Rossie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Rossie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rossie as a boy name dates back to 1891, when 5 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Rossie — #1,386 in the national rankings. Rossie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 768 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rossie
Rossie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Rossie's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #882. Use the chart and map above to compare Rossie'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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