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Girl name#241 of girl names

Rosa

Pronounced R OW1 Z AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1925
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Rosa?

Rosa is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 178,686 children — the 241st most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 23% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1925, when 2,230 children were given it.

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1925Girls: 2,230Boys: 15

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R OW1 Z AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Rosa

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Rosa

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Rosa?
Rosa ranks 241st among girls' names in US records, with 178,686 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,756.
Is Rosa a unisex name?
No. Rosa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Rosa most popular?
1925, when 2,230 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.