NameTides

Rosy

Rosy was the #3,712 girls' name in the US in 2025 (40 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales.

Rosy as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Rosy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Rosy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,712 (40)#2,440 (11)——
2024#3,277 (48)#2,412 (11)——
2023#4,114 (35)#2,689 (9)——
2022#3,470 (45)#2,488 (10)—#2,553 (7)
2021#3,883 (38)#2,499 (10)——
2020#3,676 (40)#1,846 (15)#765 (3)—
2019#3,451 (45)#2,869 (8)—#3,266 (5)
2018#2,841 (59)#2,340 (11)——
2017#3,145 (51)#2,925 (8)—#2,876 (6)
2016#3,139 (52)#1,635 (19)—#3,294 (5)
2015#3,092 (54)#2,328 (11)—#3,286 (5)
2014#3,486 (45)#2,464 (10)——
2013#3,005 (55)#2,313 (11)——
2012#4,836 (29)#1,991 (14)——
2011#4,244 (34)#2,275 (11)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1882 at #740.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 40,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 40,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rosy is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 37,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 48,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rosy by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #2,151FL
Rosy (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RosyCanadaGirls—too few
RosyEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
RosyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RosyScotlandGirls—too few
RosyUSGirls#3,71240