Baby name meaning

Rosa

Rose · Latin origin

What does Rosa mean?

Rosa is a female name of Latin origin, meaning “Rose”.

How popular is Rosa?

In England & Wales, Rosa ranked #94 among girls' names in 2024, with 486 babies given the name — up from #226 in 2014. That is its best showing in the England & Wales series, which begins in 1996.

In the United States, Rosa was the #631 girls' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #52 in 1880.

The two territories disagree about Rosa: #94 in England & Wales against #631 in the US — a markedly more British choice.

Rosa — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Rosa over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #155US 1960: #197US 1970: #221US 1980: #204US 1990: #242US 2000: #315US 2010: #564US 2020: #631England & Wales 2024: #94United StatesEngland & Wales
Rosa’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Rosa in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#46163
2000#36889
2005#357113
2010#239208
2015#184301
2020#161314
2024#94486

Who are famous people named Rosa?

What names go well with Rosa?

Leo Clara Hugo Elena Oscar

More on Rosa

Latin for rose, Rosa pairs sweetness with steel, and it sits just inside the top 100 in England & Wales.

Rosa: a rose with real backbone — Rosa as our Name of the Day.

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