How Many People Are Named Rosemary?
people named Rosemary are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,811 people in the US has this name
Based on 163,523 babies named Rosemary in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,542 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Combination of ROSE and MARY. This name can also be given in reference to the herb, which gets its name from Latin ros marinus meaning "dew of the sea". It came into use as a given name in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Rosemary (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rosemary alive today is about 58 years old, and 63% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 42 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rosemary first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1947, to 4,542 babies. In 2025, 1,222 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rosemary never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #74, in 1946, and it was in the top 100 in 20 years between 1926 and 1949. In 2025 it ranked #251.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #251 |
| Best rank | #74 (1946) |
| Years in the top 100 | 20 (1926 to 1949) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #91 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rosemary alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rosemary were born in New York than in any other state: about 10,913 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rosemary was given 1.6 times as often in Illinois, 1.5 times in Indiana and 1.5 times in New York.
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