Rosemary
The herb, Latin ros marinus, “dew of the sea,” read in English as Rose plus Mary.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Rosemary first shows up in the national records in 1882. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 20 different years between 1926 and 1949. Its biggest year was 1947, when 4,542 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 80 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1946, at No. 74. In 2025 it ranked No. 251 for girls. All told, 163,523 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Rosemarie (51,459) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Mary, Rose
Explore Rosemary interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 73 | No. 634 |
| 1890s | 200 | No. 554 |
| 1900s | 634 | No. 323 |
| 1910s | 7,079 | No. 165 |
| 1920s | 25,965 | No. 80 |
| 1930s | 24,857 | No. 82 |
| 1940s | 34,297 | No. 74 |
| 1950s | 25,020 | No. 101 |
| 1960s | 14,604 | No. 181 |
| 1970s | 5,823 | No. 331 |
| 1980s | 4,989 | No. 395 |
| 1990s | 4,051 | No. 509 |
| 2000s | 3,961 | No. 624 |
| 2010s | 5,930 | No. 402 |
| 2020s | 5,682 | No. 251 |
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.