The first name Rosella
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 11 girls were named Rosella, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 19 births (#1,575).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rosella with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rosella at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 78 girls born in the United States were named Rosella, the 2,347th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 435 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 Rosella
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rosella HightowerBallerina and ballet teacher (1920–2008)
Questions
- How popular is the name Rosella?
- In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Rosella, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2023, with 19 births.
- Is Rosella a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,995 US babies named Rosella since 1880 were girls.
- When was Rosella most popular?
- 1924 in the United States, when 435 babies were named Rosella, its highest rank at 320th.