How popular is the name Rosemary?

Rosemary ranks 266th among girls' names in US records, with 162,351 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,961.

Is Rosemary a unisex name?

No. Rosemary is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1947, when 4,542 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#266 of girl names

Pronounced R OW1 Z M EH2 R IY0 (ARPABET)

Rosemary is a girls' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 162,351 children — the 266th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1947, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1947, when 4,542 children were given it.

1947Girls: 4,542Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

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

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

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

How popular is the name Rosemary?: Rosemary ranks 266th among girls' names in US records, with 162,351 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,961.
Is Rosemary a unisex name?: No. Rosemary is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Rosemary most popular?: 1947, when 4,542 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.