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Rosa

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rosa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Katharina Liebert. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #94 to #459.200020052010201520202025#94#459
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#459
1997#387
1998#328
1999#367
2000#368
2001#381
2002#353
2003#394
2004#331
2005#354
2006#263
2007#291
2008#311
2009#250
2010#238
2011#245
2012#246
2013#204
2014#225
2015#183
2016#189
2017#172
2018#156
2019#154
2020#160
2021#152
2022#144
2023#105
2024#94
2025#96

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 50 of the 79 years from 1945 to 2023.

In 2025: #96 among girls in England and Wales, #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

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 #96 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #53 in Northern Ireland in 2015.

Rosa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#96470HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#94486HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#105458HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#144341HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#152343HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#160314HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#154331HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#156339HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#172317HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#189290HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#183301HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#225229HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#204249HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#246206HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#245205HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#238208HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#250193HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#311150HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#291162HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#263179HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#354113HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#331117HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#39492HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#35399HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#38184HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#36889HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#36788HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#328108HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38782HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#45963HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#7527HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#7228HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#6433HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#7529HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#5637HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#6634HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#6037HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#7730HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#10025HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#5342HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#14715HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#13515HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#11520HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#16812HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#13018HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#16412HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#19810HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#2457HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2198HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#2785HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#2127HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2027HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#3393HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2675HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4526HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4595HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#5254HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#4766HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4947HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5944HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#4418HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5186HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#6324HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5975HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#5985HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#5975HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4449HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6794HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5397HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#5806HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#6684HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6325HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#5516HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#5117HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#36211HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#5376HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#5805HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#38810HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#4817HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#4697HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#33312HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#4079HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#3869HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#5565HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5794HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#29813HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4028HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#4726HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#32810HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4067HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#3538HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#4126HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4495HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#3418HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#4724HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3318HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#3647HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#4075HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3816HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3547HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3496HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#28010HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3387HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#3346HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#22619HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#29414HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#22618HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#30414HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#25817HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#19723HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#29615HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#28016HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#26018HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#23620HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#29117HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#32115HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#39911HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#5607HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#4659HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#39512HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#28417HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#4699HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#37311HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#22619HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#4247HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#31710HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4396HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#3319HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#3248HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4254HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#4295HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#5023HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#4484HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#3637HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#4085HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#5333HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#5223HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#5033HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#4473HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#10840HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rosa is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Rosa, between 1945 and 2025, in 71 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: highest position in 1948Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2020England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2024Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2015ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202350#280 in 1948
Republic of Ireland1970–202535#197 in 2020
England and Wales1996–202530#94 in 2024
Northern Ireland2001–202424#53 in 2015
Scotland20241#108 in 2024

Its high point came 76 years earlier in Norway (1948) than in England and Wales (2024).

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What is known about Rosa

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #53 in Northern Ireland in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.