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Rosemary name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rosemary ranks #251 in female records (1,222 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#251 · 1,222 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 174 female records (1,048 to 1,222); rank moved from #301 to #251.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 376 female records (846 to 1,222); rank moved from #363 to #251.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,222 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Rosemary becoming more popular?

Rosemary's reported female count increased by 174 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #301 to #251. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Rosemary. That is not a count of zero.

Rosemary in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RosemaryFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,2220201620252016: 740 female records2017: 699 female records2018: 699 female records2019: 771 female records2020: 698 female records2021: 846 female records2022: 873 female records2023: 995 female records2024: 1,048 female records2025: 1,222 female records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,222251——
20241,048301——
2023995310——
2022873365——
2021846363——
2020698442——
2019771404——
2018699453——
2017699453——
2016740436——

Questions about Rosemary’s popularity

How common is Rosemary in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rosemary ranks #251 in female records (1,222 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Rosemary?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Rosemary only.

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