Rosmarie
A feminine name of German origin meaning "rose of the sea".
Name Census estimates that about 40 living Americans carry the first name Rosmarie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Rosmarie today is around 69 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rosmarie births was 1934 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rosmarie. 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 Rosmarie is about 69 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Rosmaries were born before 1967.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Rosmarie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
40
~ 1 in 8,568,858 Americans
Peak year
1934
7 babies that year
Average age
69
years old
1966 SSA rank
#7,394
Tracked since 1930
Census
Rosmarie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 390 people with the first name Rosmarie, which placed it at #24,620 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
#24,620
National first-name rank
People counted
390
390 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rosmarie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rosmarie is White at 78.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.4%). 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 Rosmarie 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 Rosmarie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.7% · 307
- Hispanic or Latino10.8% · 42
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.4% · 17
- Black or African American3.6% · 14
- Two or more races2.3% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Rosmarie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rosmarie from the 1930s through to the 1960s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 32 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Rosmarie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rosmarie 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 Rosmarie 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 Rosmarie
The name Rosmarie has its origins in the Germanic languages, combining the elements "ros" meaning "rose" and "mari" meaning "sea." It reflects the merging of two distinct cultural influences – the rose from the Latin and the mari from the Germanic.
The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to the Middle Ages, appearing in German records from the 13th century. During this period, flower names like Rose became increasingly popular as Christian names, reflecting a symbolic connection with the Virgin Mary.
In the 16th century, the name Rosmarie gained particular prominence in Germany and Switzerland, where it was favored among both Catholic and Protestant families. It was often associated with virtues like purity, beauty, and devotion, in keeping with the symbolic meanings of the rose.
One of the earliest notable bearers of the name was Rosmarie von Arx, a 15th-century Swiss noblewoman who played a significant role in the affairs of her family's territories. Another early figure was Rosmarie Pütrich, a 16th-century German nun and writer, known for her religious poetry and devotional works.
In the 17th century, the name Rosmarie appeared in the works of renowned German playwright and poet Andreas Gryphius, who used it for several characters in his plays and poems. This further popularized the name and contributed to its literary associations.
The 19th century saw the rise of several notable individuals named Rosmarie, including Rosmarie Steinbach (1825-1901), a German writer and translator, and Rosmarie von Bunsen (1860-1935), a German aristocrat and philanthropist.
In the 20th century, the name continued to be favored in German-speaking countries, as well as in parts of Eastern Europe. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Rosmarie Frankenthal (1920-2002), a German actress and singer who enjoyed a successful career on stage and in film.
Other notable figures include Rosmarie Trapp (1929-2022), a member of the famous Trapp Family Singers, whose story inspired the musical and film "The Sound of Music," and Rosmarie Tissi (1938-2010), a Swiss Olympic gold medalist in alpine skiing.
People
Rosmarie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rosmarie 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
Rosmarie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rosmarie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 40 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rosmarie 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 8,568,858 US residents.
Is Rosmarie a common name?
We classify Rosmarie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 51% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 73 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rosmarie most popular?
The single biggest year for Rosmarie was 1934, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rosmarie is about 69 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rosmarie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 390 people with the name Rosmarie, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,620 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 Rosmarie 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 Rosmarie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rosmarie appears almost entirely female. Of the 385 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Rosmarie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rosmarie is White at 78.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.4%). 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 Rosmarie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Rosmarie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.7% (307 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 Rosmarie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rosmarie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rosmarie 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 Rosmarie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rosmarie 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 Rosmarie 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 are named Rosmarie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.