Rosemary

femaleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rosemary: Recorded every year since 1952, its highest recorded position is #29, and it stood at #544 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
125times a registrar ranked it
74years from first to last
#29highest recorded position
19groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Rosemary's record

Ranked every year since 1952, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#260
1997	#279
1998	#302
1999	#354
2000	#349
2001	#385
2002	#441
2003	#468
2004	#500
2005	#515
2006	#526
2007	#509
2008	#568
2009	#621
2010	#634
2011	#749
2012	#712
2013	#750
2014	#625
2015	#686
2016	#684
2017	#728
2018	#596
2019	#570
2020	#463
2021	#616
2022	#457
2023	#485
2024	#483

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 61 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #351 among girls in Scotland, #483 among girls in England and Wales, #504 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #56 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1966
Highest recorded position: #29 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1966).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Rosemary appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 61 ranked years and 1,676 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1952.

Rosemary across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Rosemary's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#71 (1964)	#69 (1965)	#544 (2025)	61 of 62	1,676 (1964–2025)	92 (1965)
England and Wales · Girls	#260 (1996)	#260 (1996)	#483 (2024)	29 of 29	2,220 (1996–2024)	144 (1996)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#56 (1952)	#50 (1953)	#91 (1965)	14 of 14	2,013 (1952–1965)	190 (1953)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#241 (1997)	#225 (2003)	#366 (2010)	7 of 14	31 (1997–2010)	6 (1997)
New Zealand · Girls	#29 (1954)	#29 (1954)	#69 (1966)	13 of 13	1,918 (1954–1966)	207 (1954)

Rosemary by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Rosemary in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	473	6 of 10	79
1970s	593	10 of 10	59
1980s	354	10 of 10	35
1990s	117	10 of 10	12
2000s	58	10 of 10	6
2010s	49	9 of 10	5
2020s	32	6 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 79 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1972 and 1973, when recorded births rose by 37, from 45 to 82.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Rosemary appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #29 in New Zealand in 1955.

Rosemary'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#483	83	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#485	82	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#457	92	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#616	63	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#463	87	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#570	71	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#596	69	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#728	56	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#684	60	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#686	59	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#625	65	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#750	52	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#712	57	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#749	50	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#634	60	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#621	60	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#568	67	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#509	74	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#526	69	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#515	67	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#500	66	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#468	71	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#441	72	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#385	83	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#349	96	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#354	91	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#302	119	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#279	135	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#260	144	High	Verified
1965	New South Wales, Australia	female	#91	83	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	female	#83	96	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	female	#65	140	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	female	#70	126	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	female	#68	146	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	female	#71	124	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	female	#60	150	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	female	#53	174	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	female	#55	164	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	female	#56	160	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	female	#53	172	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	female	#68	133	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	female	#50	190	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	female	#56	155	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New Zealand	female	#69	94	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	female	#75	91	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	female	#76	92	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	female	#66	119	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	female	#65	120	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	female	#58	132	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	female	#43	160	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	female	#43	163	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	female	#40	173	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	female	#37	175	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	female	#31	194	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	female	#29	198	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	female	#29	207	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#366	4	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#316	4	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#225	6	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#339	3	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#282	4	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#291	4	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#241	6	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#544	6	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#504	7	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#625	5	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#634	5	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#586	6	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#834	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#457	8	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#579	6	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#585	6	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#896	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#661	5	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#587	6	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#677	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#798	4	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#593	6	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#488	8	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#546	7	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#468	8	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#764	3	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#424	7	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#511	5	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	4	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#443	5	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#352	7	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#439	4	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#319	7	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#288	12	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#279	11	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#296	10	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#227	16	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#242	15	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	19	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#284	11	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#268	12	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#192	22	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#214	19	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#172	30	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#145	39	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#181	29	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#173	34	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#161	40	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#155	42	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#167	39	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#126	60	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#150	48	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#156	42	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#141	49	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#136	54	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#119	64	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#123	62	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#104	82	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#145	45	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#116	69	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#101	78	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#109	65	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#106	63	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#76	91	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#83	76	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#69	92	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#71	86	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#351	9	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1952 and 2025, ranked in 74 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #29, first reached in 1954.

It held a top-100 place in 16 years, 16 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 207 births, registered in New Zealand in 1954.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 72 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Roselyn · #2070, 20y
Rosemarie · #191, 61y
Rosetta · #449, 26y
Rosey · #413, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Kathryn · #30, 73y
Allan · #31, 78y
Owen · #31, 70y
Stuart · #31, 73y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Glen · #29, 74y
Joanna · #29, 67y
Stella · #29, 60y
Jeffrey · #30, 73y

Rosemary was ranked #29 in New Zealand · Girls in 1954. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Rosemary and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Rosemary without appearing here.

Rosemary moved ahead of

Brittany Compare
In 2000 they stood at #349 and #275 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #385 and #871.
Lauren Compare
In 2021 they stood at #616 and #567 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #457 and #857.
Christine Compare
In 2024 they stood at #504 and #504 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2025 that had become #544 and #885.
Kathleen Compare
In 2017 they stood at #728 and #701 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #596 and #920.

Moved ahead of Rosemary

Matilda Compare
In 2005 they stood at #424 and #523 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2006 that had become #764 and #260.
Harper Compare
In 2011 they stood at #749 and #858 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #712 and #284.
Audrey Compare
In 2010 they stood at #634 and #655 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #749 and #468.
Ashley Compare
In 2021 they stood at #586 and #661 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2022 that had become #634 and #389.

Moved the opposite way to Rosemary

Annie Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rosemary went from #71 to #544 while Annie went from #112 to #33.
Charlotte Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rosemary went from #71 to #544 while Charlotte went from #171 to #43.
Clodagh Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rosemary went from #71 to #544 while Clodagh went from #149 to #47.
Emily Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rosemary went from #71 to #544 while Emily went from #180 to #6.

Moved the same way as Rosemary

Audrey Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rosemary went from #71 to #544 and Audrey from #85 to #885.
Eileen Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rosemary went from #71 to #544 and Eileen from #17 to #443.
Ida Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rosemary went from #71 to #544 and Ida from #372 to #885.
Julia Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rosemary went from #71 to #544 and Julia from #42 to #118.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 6 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #29 in New Zealand in 1955. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Rosemary

Rosemary at a glance

What stands out in Rosemary's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Rosemary across 5 official records

Rosemary by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Rosemary appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Rosemary

Rosemary and the names beside it

Rosemary moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Rosemary

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Moved the same way as Rosemary

Rosemary at a glance

What stands out in Rosemary's record

Rosemary across 5 official records

Rosemary by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Rosemary appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Rosemary

Rosemary and the names beside it

Rosemary moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Rosemary

Moved the opposite way to Rosemary

Moved the same way as Rosemary