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Girl name#394 of girl names

Rosie

Pronounced R OW1 Z IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1927
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Rosie?

Rosie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 88,354 children — the 394th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1927, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1927, when 1,593 children were given it.

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1927Girls: 1,593Boys: 21

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R OW1 Z IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

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

Names like Rosie

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

Sibling names for Rosie

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Rosie?
Rosie ranks 394th among girls' names in US records, with 88,354 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,754.
Is Rosie a unisex name?
No. Rosie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Rosie most popular?
1927, when 1,593 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.