The first name Rosanna
A girl’s name from Latin.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Blend of Rose + Anna, possibly also inspired by Roxana.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 56 girls were named Rosanna, making it the 667th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 110 births (#319).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rosanna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rosanna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 58 girls born in the United States were named Rosanna, the 2,924th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 492 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.
Famous people named Rosanna
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rosanna ArquetteAmerican actress, born 1959
- Rosanna DeSotoAmerican actress, born 1950
- Rosanna CrawfordCanadian biathlete, born 1988
- Rosanna PansinoAmerican YouTuber (born 1985)
- Rosanna YanniArgentine actress, born 1938
- Rosanna Eleanor LeprohonCanadian writer (1829-1879)
- Rosanna CostaChilean economist, born 1957
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Questions
- What does the name Rosanna mean?
- Blend of Rose + Anna, possibly also inspired by Roxana.
- What is the origin of the name Rosanna?
- Blend of Rose + Anna, possibly also inspired by Roxana.
- How popular is the name Rosanna?
- In 2025, 56 girls born in England and Wales were named Rosanna, ranking 667th. Its peak was 1997, with 110 births.
- Is Rosanna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,642 US babies named Rosanna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Rosanna most popular?
- 1982 in the United States, when 492 babies were named Rosanna, its highest rank at 439th.