Rosarie
A feminine name derived from the Latin word rosa, meaning "rose".
Name Census estimates that about 8 living Americans carry the first name Rosarie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Rosarie today is around 74 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rosarie births was 1938 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rosarie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Rosarie is about 74 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Rosaries were born before 1962.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Rosarie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
8
~ 1 in 42,844,292 Americans
Peak year
1938
6 babies that year
Average age
74
years old
1952 SSA rank
#6,252
Tracked since 1923
Census
Rosarie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 105 people with the first name Rosarie, which placed it at #52,717 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#52,717
National first-name rank
People counted
105
105 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
50.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rosarie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rosarie is White at 50.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (21.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rosarie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Rosarie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White50.5% · 53
- Hispanic or Latino21.9% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander21.0% · 22
- Black or African American4.8% · 5
- Two or more races1.9% · 2
Popularity
Rosarie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rosarie from the 1920s through to the 1950s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rosarie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Rosarie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Rosarie
The name Rosarie is a French variant of the name Rosario, which ultimately derives from the Latin word "rosarium," meaning a garland or wreath of roses. It emerged in the Middle Ages, likely in regions where French was spoken, such as parts of modern-day France, Belgium, and Switzerland.
The name Rosarie is closely associated with the Roman Catholic tradition of the rosary, a set of prayers accompanied by the counting of beads. The rosary itself is a symbolic garland of roses offered to the Virgin Mary, which may explain the name's connection to this religious practice.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rosarie can be found in the 13th century, when a French noblewoman named Rosarie de Villeneuve was mentioned in historical records. However, it's important to note that the name was not widely used until later centuries.
A notable figure bearing the name Rosarie was Rosarie Gérard, a French Catholic nun who lived from 1642 to 1710. She was known for her piety and devotion to the Virgin Mary, and her life was documented in various religious texts.
In the 18th century, Rosarie Duplantier, a French-Canadian woman born in 1704, played a significant role in the settlement of Louisiana. She was married to Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the founder of New Orleans, and her name is inscribed on historical markers in the region.
Another prominent individual with the name Rosarie was Rosarie Thibault, a Canadian singer and actress from Quebec, who lived from 1917 to 2005. She was a pioneer of the French-Canadian music scene and was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame in 1991.
Rosarie Agro, an Italian-American author and educator, was born in 1924 and is known for her works exploring Italian-American culture and identity. Her book "The Ethnic Renaissance" (1979) is considered a seminal text on the subject.
While the name Rosarie has its roots in French and Catholic traditions, it has been adopted and used in various cultures over the centuries, reflecting the global reach and influence of the rose symbolism and the rosary practice.
People
Rosarie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rosarie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rosarie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rosarie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 8 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rosarie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 42,844,292 US residents.
Is Rosarie a common name?
We classify Rosarie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 24.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 21 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rosarie most popular?
The single biggest year for Rosarie was 1938, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rosarie is about 74 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rosarie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 105 people with the name Rosarie, or 0.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #52,717 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Rosarie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Rosarie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rosarie leans strongly female. 105 people counted with this name were female (95.5%), compared with 5 male bearers (4.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Rosarie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rosarie is White at 50.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (21.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Rosarie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Rosarie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.5% (53 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Rosarie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rosarie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rosarie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Rosarie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rosarie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Rosarie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Rosarie?
See how many people share the name Rosarie on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.