Rozetta
A feminine name derived from rose, meaning "little rose".
Name Census estimates that about 272 living Americans carry the first name Rozetta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Rozetta today is around 67 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rozetta births was 1949 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rozetta. 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 Rozetta is about 67 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Rozettas were born before 1969.
People living today
272
~ 1 in 1,260,126 Americans
Peak year
1949
22 babies that year
Average age
67
years old
1983 SSA rank
#11,612
Tracked since 1910
Popularity
Rozetta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rozetta from the 1910s through to the 1980s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 110 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rozetta 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 Rozetta 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 Rozetta
The given name Rozetta has its origins in the Italian language and culture, first appearing in the 14th century. It is a feminine form derived from the Latin name Rosa, meaning "rose." The name likely evolved from the diminutive form "Rosetta," which was a popular name for girls in Italy during the Renaissance period.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Rozetta can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century ethnographic work that documented the history and culture of the Aztec people. In this text, the name is spelled "Rozeta" and is listed as the name of a Spanish woman who accompanied the conquistadors to Mexico.
Rozetta gained popularity in various parts of Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. Notable individuals with this name include Rozetta Levi (1675-1732), an Italian poet and playwright from Venice, and Rozetta Wilkinson (1759-1840), an English philanthropist and activist who worked to improve the living conditions of the poor in London.
In the 19th century, the name Rozetta was particularly popular in the United States. One prominent figure was Rozetta Thurston (1814-1892), an American educator and writer who founded the Thurston Female Seminary in Putnam, Connecticut. Another notable bearer of the name was Rozetta Crump (1856-1924), a former slave who became a successful businesswoman and owner of a hotel in Chicago.
Another historical figure with the name Rozetta was Rozetta Switzer (1839-1922), an American author and journalist who wrote extensively about the American West and the lives of frontier women. Her book "The Story of a Life" is considered an important work documenting the experiences of women in the 19th century.
Moving into the 20th century, one of the most well-known individuals with the name Rozetta was Rozetta Thurman (1921-1976), an American civil rights activist and one of the key organizers of the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965. Her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement were instrumental in the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
People
Rozetta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rozetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rozetta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rozetta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 272 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rozetta 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 1,260,126 US residents.
Is Rozetta a common name?
We classify Rozetta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 574 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rozetta most popular?
The single biggest year for Rozetta was 1949, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rozetta is about 67 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Rozetta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rozetta 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.
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.