Nessa vs Rosemarie
Nessa and Rosemariecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Nessa was ranked #221 and Rosemarie #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Nessa was ranked #3695 and Rosemarie #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Nessa and Rosemarie over time
Nessa and Rosemarie appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Nessa and Rosemarie changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2007 and 2024, ending at #3695 and #3695.
- Longest-running competitions
Nessa and Rosemarie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 42 years, from 1964 to 2021, ending at #221 and #883.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Nessa #127 in 1975, Rosemarie #191 in 1976.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1964–2021
Nessa held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Rosemarie in 19.
Highest recorded here: Nessa #127 in 1975, Rosemarie #191 in 1976.
The order changed in 1995: Nessa moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #350 and #255; by 1995 that had become #283 and #384.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Nessa #221, Rosemarie #883.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2007–2024
Nessa held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rosemarie in 7.
Highest recorded here: Nessa #2163 in 2020, Rosemarie #2085 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Nessa #3695, Rosemarie #3695.
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
| Field | Nessa | Rosemarie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #239 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nessa has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Rosemarie.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Nessa
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #300 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #127 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #239 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Rosemarie
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #206 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #191 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls