Rosa

“Rose flower” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #653 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Rosa holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#653 in 2025). About 177,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #36 in Austria (2025) · #64 in N. Ireland (2025) · #87 in Scotland (2025) · #96 in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rosas

Rosa Luxemburg — Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
Rosa Parks — civil rights activist
Rosa Bonheur — French artist (1822-1899)
Rosa Salazar — American actress
Rosa Mota — Portoguese athletics competitor

In stories & tradition

Rosa (Huntress) — Justice League Unlimited · Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Rosa Klebb — From Russia with Love
Rosa Diaz — Brooklyn Nine-Nine

What Rosas become

Among 2,007 notable people named Rosa:

Artists & writers appear 1.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rosa Bonheur, French artist (1822-1899).

Similar names: Johanna · Rosie · Liza · Alma · Nina · Myra

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