The first name Rosalie
A girl’s name from French meaning “rose”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
Rosalie means “rose” in French.
From French Rosalie, from the Latin saints’ name Rosālia, from rosa (“rose”). Doublet of Rosalia.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 178 girls were named Rosalie, making it the 261st most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rosalie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rosalie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,797 girls born in the United States were named Rosalie, the 171st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1938, when 3,758 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Rosalie in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Rosalie in French too.
Famous people named Rosalie
22 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rosalie FilleulFrench painter (1752-1794)
- Rosalie AbellaCanadian jurist, born 1946
- Rosalie CrutchleyBritish actress (1920–1997)
- Rosalie DuthéFrench courtesan, 1748–1830
- Rosalie Slaughter MortonAmerican physician (1876–1968)
- Rosalie GanguéChadian athlete (* 1975)
- Rosalie VardaFrench costume designer, born 1958
- Rosalie ThomassGerman actress (born 1987)
- Rosalie von RauchGerman countess (1820–1879)
- Rosalie RenduBeatified French Daughter of Charity (1786-1856)
- Rosalie CraigBritish actress, born 1981
- Rosalie Gardiner JonesAmerican suffrage advocate, 1883–1978
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Rosalie mean?
- Rosalie means “rose” in French.
- What is the origin of the name Rosalie?
- From French Rosalie, from the Latin saints’ name Rosālia, from rosa (“rose”). Doublet of Rosalia.
- How popular is the name Rosalie?
- In 2025, 178 girls born in England and Wales were named Rosalie, ranking 261st.
- Is Rosalie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 84,145 US babies named Rosalie since 1880 were girls.
- When was Rosalie most popular?
- 1938 in the United States, when 3,758 babies were named Rosalie, its highest rank at 66th.