Girl's name
Rosalie
Say it ROH-zuh-lee
Roots in French and Latin rose
3 syllables
Where Rosalie is loved, common and rare
Common across three German cities, Quebec and Austria. Rare in three other German cities, the Netherlands, Ontario and seven more places.
1 in 1,278 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Quebec 28thAustria 44thMunich 64th
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Every place
In 17 of the 40 official lists, among them Quebec (28th), Austria (44th) and Munich (64th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec province | 28th 2025 | 181 | about 1 in 144 |
| Austria | 44th 2025 | 168 | 1 in 213 |
| Munich city | 64th 2025 | 21 | about 1 in 200 |
| Berlin city | 112th 2023 | 28 | about 1 in 518 |
| The Netherlands | 118th 2025 | 123 | about 1 in 496 |
| Cologne city | 122nd 2023 | 10 | about 1 in 614 |
| Ontario province | 142nd 2024 | 78 | about 1 in 698 |
| British Columbia province | 148th 2023 | 20 | about 1 in 598 |
| France | 247th 2025 | 225 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Scotland | 256th 2025 | 14 | 1 in 1,278 |
| England and Wales | 261st 2025 | 178 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Switzerland | 370th 2025 | 19 | 1 in 1,789 |
| Poland | 396th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 17,113 |
| Italy | 2199th 2024 | 3 | 1 in 59,723 |
| Leipzig city | 22nd 2025 | 15 | about 1 in 175 |
| Rostock city | 36th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 197 |
| Bonn city | 173rd 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 1,005 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Rosalie comes from French Rosalie, from the Latin saints' name Rosālia, which is built on rosa, 'rose'. Rosalia is a twin form.
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It has three syllables, ROH-zuh-lee. Rosalia and Rozalia are close relatives, and Rozálie and Růžena are forms in other languages.
Rosalie ranks high in Quebec and is used in Ontario and British Columbia, and in Austria, the Netherlands and France. In the French records it was at its height at the very start, though the median bearer there was born in 1987, which shows a long, steady life. Today it is rising in more than three times as many places as it is falling.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- ROH-zuh-lee, 3 syllables
- Meaning
rose
- Origin
- French and Latin
- Other spellings
- Rozalia
- Rosalia
- Rozalija
- Růžena
- Rozálie
- Rozalie
- Lokalia
- Rosalía
Etymology
From French Rosalie, from the Latin saints’ name Rosālia, from rosa (“rose”). Doublet of Rosalia.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 7 of 15 regions, falling in 2.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 352 | 294 | 292 | 301 | 313 | 285 | 297 | 279 | 270 | 261 |
| Scotland | 502 | 446 | 502 | 560 | 313 | 485 | 380 | 263 | 431 | 256 |
| Ireland | 579 | 896 | 764 | 905 | 445 | 556 | ||||
| Ontario | 141 | 130 | 127 | 147 | 108 | 171 | 132 | 143 | 142 | |
| British Columbia | 200 | 214 | 102 | 138 | 230 | 176 | 134 | 148 | ||
| Quebec | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 |
| France | 337 | 322 | 318 | 313 | 323 | 296 | 299 | 265 | 270 | 247 |
| The Netherlands | 79 | 101 | 86 | 105 | 100 | 110 | 109 | 110 | 118 | |
| Austria | 71 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 49 | 53 | 50 | 56 | 44 |
| Switzerland | 690 | 427 | 465 | 490 | 473 | 497 | 393 | 480 | 495 | 370 |
| Berlin | 90 | 118 | 112 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 98 | 112 | ||
| Munich | 54 | 57 | 69 | 58 | 80 | 87 | 57 | 68 | 79 | 64 |
| Cologne | 143 | 132 | 171 | 273 | 149 | 132 | 157 | 122 | ||
| Bonn | 143 | 58 | 168 | 96 | 82 | 239 | 96 | 141 | 173 | |
| Leipzig | 71 | 65 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 67 | 42 | 38 | 63 | 22 |
| Rostock | 37 | 143 | 134 | 67 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 105 | 99 | 36 |
| Sweden | 925 | 650 | ||||||||
| Italy | 1141 | 1236 | 1390 | 2199 | ||||||
| Poland | 463 | 491 | 496 | 507 | 648 | 360 | 435 | 396 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 261 | 178 | 70.3 |
| 2024 | 270 | 176 | 68.2 |
| 2023 | 279 | 161 | 62.8 |
| 2022 | 297 | 151 | 57.3 |
| 2021 | 285 | 166 | 60.6 |
| 2020 | 313 | 147 | 54.8 |
| 2019 | 301 | 160 | 57.1 |
| 2018 | 292 | 162 | 56.2 |
| 2017 | 294 | 167 | 55.8 |
| 2016 | 352 | 136 | 44.3 |
| 2015 | 334 | 140 | 45.5 |
| 2014 | 432 | 101 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 394 | 108 | 35.0 |
| 2012 | 522 | 81 | 25.2 |
| 2011 | 645 | 62 | 19.3 |
| 2010 | 664 | 56 | 17.4 |
| 2009 | 1171 | 26 | 8.3 |
| 2008 | 1093 | 27 | 8.6 |
| 2007 | 1196 | 23 | 7.5 |
| 2006 | 1280 | 20 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 1045 | 24 | 8.3 |
| 2004 | 1252 | 18 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 1383 | 15 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | 1530 | 12 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | 1170 | 17 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 1389 | 13 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 985 | 21 | 7.5 |
| 1998 | 995 | 21 | 7.3 |
| 1997 | 897 | 24 | 8.2 |
| 1996 | 1005 | 20 | 6.8 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Rosalie in France since 1925 were born in or after 1987. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1925, at 97.9 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Rosalie per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1925 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Rosalie
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Elisabeth.
1 in 898 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
1 in 389 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Julia.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
1 in 2,641 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
1 in 1,056 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Rosalie.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Louisa.
Middle names for Rosalie
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Rosalie Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials RC
Changes the beat after Rosalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Rosalie Sophie
3-2 beats · initials RS
Changes the beat after Rosalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Rosalie Grace
3-1 beats · initials RG
Changes the beat after Rosalie: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Rosalie Olivia
3-4 beats · initials RO · Rosalie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Rosalie: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Rosalie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Rosalie Mia
3-2 beats · initials RM
Changes the beat after Rosalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Rosalie Nora
3-2 beats · initials RN
Changes the beat after Rosalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Rosalie Ruby
3-2 beats · initials RR
Changes the beat after Rosalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Rosalie Rose
3-1 beats · initials RR
Changes the beat after Rosalie: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
Same style as Rosalie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
95% alike: moves with Rosalie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,988 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Rosalie across countries and decades.
1 in 649 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Rosalie across countries and decades.
1 in 405 in Northern Ireland
92% alike: moves with Rosalie across countries and decades.
1 in 389 in Scotland
91% alike: moves with Rosalie across countries and decades.
1 in 898 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Rosalie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
90% alike: moves with Rosalie across countries and decades.
1 in 486 in Northern Ireland
90% alike: moves with Rosalie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Rosalie
Rosalie Filleul and Rosalie Abella.
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French painter (1752-1794)
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Canadian jurist born 1946
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Rosalie
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Rosalie?
Her best rank is No. 28 in Quebec in 2025, about 1 in 144 girls. She is in the published lists of 17 of our 40 regions.
What does Rosalie mean?
Wiktionary glosses Rosalie as "rose".
How do you pronounce Rosalie?
ROH-zuh-lee, with 3 syllables.
Is Rosalie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 7 of 15 regions, falling in 2.
Which sister names go with Rosalie?
The deck's top five sisters for Rosalie: Elise, Cecilia, Claire, Flora and Estelle. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.