Rosie

“Variant of Rose — Rose flower” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #283 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Rosie has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #114 (1910) · 85,556 babies named Rosie all-time · 1 in 1,500 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #10 in Scotland (2025) · #14 in N. Ireland (2025) · #23 in Ireland (2025) · #24 in England & Wales (2025) · #68 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rosies

Rosie O'Donnell — American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley — British model (born 1987)
Rosie Perez — American actress
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight — American Wikipedia editor, focused on closing its gender gap; Knight of Serbia
Rosie Malek-Yonan — Assyrian actress, author, director, public figure and human rights activist

In stories & tradition

Rosie the Riveter — fictional human
Rosie (Rose Granger-Weasley) — Harry Potter · Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Rosie Webster — Coronation Street

What Rosies become

Among 301 notable people named Rosie:

Entertainers appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality.

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