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Esmee vs Rosa

Esmee and Rosacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Esmee was ranked #337 and Rosa #75 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Esmee was ranked #826 and Rosa #94 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Esmee was ranked #476 and Rosa #108 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Esmee was ranked #524 and Rosa #260 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Esmee and Rosa over time

Esmee and Rosa appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Rosa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Esmee in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Esmee reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rosa in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Esmee #209 in 2015, Rosa #53 in 2015.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Esmee held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rosa in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Esmee #185 in 2015, Rosa #94 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Esmee #826, Rosa #94.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 20082024

    Esmee held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rosa in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Esmee #209 in 2015, Rosa #53 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Esmee #337, Rosa #75.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Esmee, Rosa
FieldEsmeeRosa
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorthern Ireland · Girls #337 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Esmee and Rosa both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Esmee

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #974 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #185 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #826 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Rosa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #334 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2024

    Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2001–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls