Rosealie
A feminine name combining the words for "rose" and "light".
Name Census estimates that about 118 living Americans carry the first name Rosealie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Rosealie today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rosealie births was 2012 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rosealie. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Rosealie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
118
~ 1 in 2,904,698 Americans
Peak year
2012
12 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#17,139
Tracked since 1922
Census
Rosealie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 202 people with the first name Rosealie, which placed it at #38,178 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
#38,178
National first-name rank
People counted
202
202 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rosealie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rosealie is White at 67.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.3%) and Black (9.9%). 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 Rosealie 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 Rosealie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.3% · 136
- Hispanic or Latino16.3% · 33
- Black or African American9.9% · 20
- Two or more races5.0% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 3
Popularity
Rosealie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rosealie from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 69 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Rosealie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rosealie 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 Rosealie 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 Rosealie
The name Rosealie is a combination of two distinct names – Rose and Alie. Rose is derived from the Old French word "rose," which ultimately traces its origins back to the Latin word "rosa." The name Rose has been in use since the 12th century and has long been associated with the beautiful flower of the same name. Alie, on the other hand, is a shortened form of the French name Alicia, which itself has Germanic roots and means "noble" or "exalted."
Rosealie as a single name, however, appears to have emerged in the 19th century, particularly in English-speaking countries like the United States and Britain. While it is difficult to pinpoint the exact origins of this specific spelling and combination, it is likely that Rosealie was created as a more unique and feminine variant of the popular name Rose.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rosealie can be found in the 1829 novel "The Disowned" by English writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, where a character named Rosealie is mentioned. Another notable early bearer of the name was Rosealie Beaulieu, a French-Canadian singer and actress who was active in the late 19th century.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Rosealie. One of the most famous was Rosealie Somers (1877-1962), an American vaudeville performer and actress who was a prominent figure in the early days of Broadway. Another was Rosealie Tendick (1904-1979), an American artist and painter known for her landscape and still life works.
In the realm of literature, Rosealie Bolton (1915-2008) was an acclaimed British novelist and short story writer, best known for her works exploring themes of identity and family dynamics. Rosealie Ritz (1920-2015), on the other hand, was a pioneering American pilot and aviation instructor who played a significant role in promoting women's involvement in the field of aviation.
Finally, Rosealie Wahl (1923-2013) was a renowned Finnish-American mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the development of early computer programming languages and software systems.
While the name Rosealie has never been among the most popular names, its unique blend of floral and noble connotations has ensured its enduring appeal throughout the centuries, with various notable individuals carrying on its legacy across different fields and eras.
People
Rosealie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rosealie 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
Rosealie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rosealie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 118 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rosealie 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 2,904,698 US residents.
Is Rosealie a common name?
We classify Rosealie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 156 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rosealie most popular?
The single biggest year for Rosealie was 2012, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rosealie is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rosealie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 202 people with the name Rosealie, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,178 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 Rosealie 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 Rosealie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rosealie appears almost entirely female. Of the 204 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Rosealie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rosealie is White at 67.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.3%) and Black (9.9%). 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 Rosealie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Rosealie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.3% (136 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 Rosealie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rosealie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rosealie 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 Rosealie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rosealie 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 Rosealie 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 common is the name Rosealie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.