Rosy
Rosy is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Rosy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rosy is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Rosy
American parents first put Rosy on the record books as a baby girl name in 1882, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 59 Rosys were born — ranking #2,841 that year. About 20% of every Rosy on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rosy ranks #3,416 for baby girls with 46 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Rosy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rosy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Rosy
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About the name Rosy
Rosy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Rosy's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #740. Use the chart and map above to compare Rosy'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.