Rosa

“rose”

Girl’s name, of Latin origin. A retro name making a comeback. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Rosa

Rosa means “rose” and is of Latin origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1901.
Over recent years, Rosa has been rising (+8% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Rosa every 16 schools, all spellings combined.

Rosa ranks 70^th in Northern Ireland, 99^th in Scotland and 99^th in England and Wales, against 352^nd in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
70^th girls’ name87 babies in 3 years1 girl in 259−1.1% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
99^th girls’ name131 babies in 3 years1 girl in 415+5.2% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
99^th girls’ name1,414 babies in 3 years1 girl in 543+9.4% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
168^th girls’ name73 babies in 3 years1 girl in 575+2.5% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
243^rd girls’ name51 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,272
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
501^st girls’ name19 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,089
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
690^th girls’ name50 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,090
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
660^th girls’ name1,324 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,650−0.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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