girl's name

Rosy

  • Origin German
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,872

Scotland

#914

2020 births

Rosy is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Rosy is a name of German origin.
  • Peaked in 2018, when 59 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 82,884 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Rosy over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

459
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rosy by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 49
1890s 59
1900s 64
1910s 93
1920s 134
1930s 69
1940s 54
1950s 95
1960s 85
1970s 63
1980s 139
1990s 251
2000s 348
2010s 459
2020s (to 2025) 246

How popular is Rosy?

In 2025, Rosy was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Rosy is used

Scotland #914 3 in 2020
England & Wales #2,540 11 in 2025
France #3,132 10 in 2025
United States #3,747 40 in 2025
Canada #3,866 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rosy

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rosy also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rosy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rosy

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rosy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rosy

How popular is the name Rosy?

In 2025, Rosy was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Rosy a girl's or a boy's name?

Rosy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Rosy?

Rosy has 2 syllables.

When was Rosy most popular?

Rosy peaked in 2018, when 59 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Rosy a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rosy currently ranks #2,540 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.