Girl's name
Rosie
Say it ROH-zee
English origin from Rose, rose
2 syllables
Where Rosie is loved, common and rare
Loved in Scotland. Common across Northern Ireland, Ireland, England and Wales and six more places. Rare in Canada, three German cities, France and four more places.
1 in 101 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Scotland 10thNorthern Ireland 14thIreland 23rd
LovedCommonRare
Every place
In 21 of the 40 official lists, among them Scotland (10th), Northern Ireland (14th) and Ireland (23rd).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 10th 2025 | 177 | 1 in 101 |
| Northern Ireland | 14th 2025 | 69 | 1 in 106 |
| Ireland | 23rd 2025 | 145 | 1 in 146 |
| England and Wales | 24th 2025 | 1,343 | 1 in 189 |
| The Netherlands | 58th 2025 | 225 | about 1 in 271 |
| South Australia state | 61st 2025 | 26 | rank only |
| Victoria state | 68th 2025 | 93 | rank only |
| Queensland state | 76th 2025 | 67 | rank only |
| New Zealand | 82nd 2025 | 46 | rank only |
| New South Wales state | 84th 2025 | 85 | rank only |
| British Columbia province | 143rd 2023 | 21 | about 1 in 569 |
| Quebec province | 167th 2025 | 34 | about 1 in 765 |
| Ontario province | 273rd 2024 | 46 | about 1 in 1,184 |
| France | 461st 2025 | 105 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Austria | 566th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 4,465 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Switzerland | 720th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 4,249 |
| Berlin city | 937th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 7,252 |
| Italy | 2927th 2024 | 2 | 1 in 89,585 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Munich, Cologne, Rostock, 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: National Records of Scotland (Scotland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Rosie is a pet form of Rose, made with the familiar -ie ending, and it carries the meaning of its base name: 'rose'.
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Two syllables, ROH-zee, give it a cheerful, friendly sound. Rose is the full form, and Rosy, Rosey and Rosi are variant spellings, with Rózsi a Hungarian relative.
Rosie is a top-ten name in Scotland and ranks high in Northern Ireland and Ireland. It has a following in the Netherlands but is rare in France and Austria. The French records first show it in 1926 and place its peak in 2024, and it is rising in eight places while falling in only one. It is increasingly chosen as a full name rather than only a nickname.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
Over time
Over five years: rising in 8 of 17 regions, falling in 1.
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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 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
| Scotland | 41 | 40 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | 68 | 71 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 14 |
| Ireland | 87 | 91 | 65 | 58 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 54 | 31 | 23 |
| Ontario | 565 | 349 | 491 | 301 | 238 | 197 | 264 | 413 | 273 | |
| British Columbia | 455 | 243 | 283 | 111 | 154 | 142 | 182 | 143 | ||
| New South Wales | 91 | 84 | 75 | 71 | 84 | |||||
| Victoria | 61 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 68 | |||||
| Queensland | 98 | 87 | 81 | 82 | 76 | |||||
| South Australia | 174 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 54 | 78 | 52 | 35 | 61 | |
| New Zealand | 77 | 91 | 81 | 90 | 82 | |||||
| Quebec | 262 | 265 | 191 | 165 | 154 | 143 | 176 | 116 | 161 | 167 |
| France | 492 | 569 | 435 | 492 | 432 | 454 | 488 | 461 | 428 | 461 |
| The Netherlands | 342 | 294 | 148 | 77 | 62 | 71 | 61 | 57 | 58 | |
| Austria | 1331 | 1874 | 1291 | 1034 | 859 | 825 | 1039 | 566 | ||
| Switzerland | 1279 | 1292 | 925 | 1298 | 1347 | 970 | 892 | 1130 | 1540 | 720 |
| Rostock | 158 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 1,343 | 530.2 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,406 | 545.0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 1,508 | 587.8 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,686 | 639.8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2,028 | 740.0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,035 | 758.2 |
| 2019 | 14 | 2,036 | 727.0 |
| 2018 | 26 | 1,808 | 627.2 |
| 2017 | 35 | 1,388 | 464.1 |
| 2016 | 36 | 1,403 | 456.8 |
| 2015 | 36 | 1,403 | 455.6 |
| 2014 | 33 | 1,478 | 482.0 |
| 2013 | 38 | 1,369 | 443.8 |
| 2012 | 48 | 1,263 | 392.2 |
| 2011 | 55 | 1,124 | 349.8 |
| 2010 | 59 | 1,010 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | 62 | 1,002 | 319.7 |
| 2008 | 65 | 999 | 316.4 |
| 2007 | 61 | 987 | 322.4 |
| 2006 | 68 | 880 | 294.1 |
| 2005 | 61 | 914 | 317.1 |
| 2004 | 57 | 961 | 336.2 |
| 2003 | 52 | 1,024 | 367.5 |
| 2002 | 55 | 951 | 355.7 |
| 2001 | 61 | 838 | 312.7 |
| 2000 | 66 | 766 | 280.4 |
| 1999 | 63 | 808 | 286.8 |
| 1998 | 71 | 786 | 271.8 |
| 1997 | 70 | 818 | 279.0 |
| 1996 | 69 | 879 | 297.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Rosie in France since 1925 were born in or after 2015. First recorded in 1926. Her peak year there: 2024, at 40.9 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Rosie per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2024 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 Rosie
1 in 166 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Rosie.
1 in 124 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Rosie.
1 in 143 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Rosie.
1 in 138 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Rosie.
1 in 142 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Rosie.
1 in 459 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Rosie.
1 in 240 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Rosie.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Rosie. Same first letter as Rosie.
1 in 293 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Rosie.
1 in 127 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Rosie. Ends in -ie, like Rosie.
Middle names for Rosie
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Rosie Grace
2-1 beats · initials RG
Changes the beat after Rosie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Rosie Olivia
2-4 beats · initials RO · Rosie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Rosie: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Rosie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Rosie Sophia
2-3 beats · initials RS
Changes the beat after Rosie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Rosie Maria
2-3 beats · initials RM
Changes the beat after Rosie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Rosie Emily
2-3 beats · initials RE · Rosie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Rosie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Rosie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Rosie Julia
2-3 beats · initials RJ
Changes the beat after Rosie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Rosie Miriam
2-3 beats · initials RM
Changes the beat after Rosie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Rosie Charlotte
2-2 beats · initials RC
A close match on style, era and popularity. Same length as Rosie: 2 syllables.
Same style as Rosie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 232 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Rosie across countries and decades.
1 in 142 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Rosie across countries and decades.
1 in 140 in Northern Ireland
93% alike: moves with Rosie across countries and decades.
1 in 183 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Rosie across countries and decades.
1 in 138 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Rosie across countries and decades.
1 in 92 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Rosie across countries and decades.
1 in 106 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Rosie across countries and decades.
1 in 127 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Rosie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Rosie
Rosie O'Donnell, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Rosie Perez, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Rosie Malek-Yonan, Rosie Reyes, Rosie MacLennan and Rosie Day.
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American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality born 1962
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British model (born 1987)
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American actress born 1964
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American Wikipedia editor, focused on closing its gender gap; Knight of Serbia born 1953
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Assyrian actress, author, director, public figure and human rights activist born 1955
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Mexican tennis player (1939–2024)
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Canadian trampoline gymnast born 1988
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British actress born 1994
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Rosie
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 Rosie?
Her best rank is No. 10 in Scotland in 2025, about 1 in 101 girls. She is in the published lists of 21 of our 40 regions.
What does Rosie mean?
Rosie takes her meaning from Rose: "rose", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Rosie?
ROH-zee, with 2 syllables.
Is Rosie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 8 of 17 regions, falling in 1.
Which sister names go with Rosie?
The deck's top five sisters for Rosie: Sienna, Ivy, Willow, Harper and Poppy. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.