Rosalie
French, from Latin rosalia, the Roman festival when tombs were decked with roses.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Rosalie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 1 different years between 1938 and 1938. Its biggest year was 1938, when 3,758 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 66 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 171 for girls. All told, 84,145 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Rosalee (12,900), Roselee (1,403), Rosaleigh (1,033), Roselie (867), Rosaly (520) (total births since 1880)
Explore Rosalie interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 457 | No. 250 |
| 1890s | 866 | No. 281 |
| 1900s | 1,571 | No. 234 |
| 1910s | 6,305 | No. 197 |
| 1920s | 11,296 | No. 170 |
| 1930s | 13,713 | No. 66 |
| 1940s | 12,587 | No. 139 |
| 1950s | 6,790 | No. 259 |
| 1960s | 3,645 | No. 428 |
| 1970s | 1,679 | No. 778 |
| 1980s | 1,672 | No. 815 |
| 1990s | 1,405 | No. 1097 |
| 2000s | 1,621 | No. 831 |
| 2010s | 10,535 | No. 208 |
| 2020s | 9,907 | No. 171 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.