The first name Rosina
A girl’s name from Italian.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
An Italian pet form of Rosa borrowed in the nineteenth century, particularly from the character in Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville (1816).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 girls were named Rosina, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2001, with 34 births (#732).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rosina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rosina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 21 girls born in the United States were named Rosina, the 5,874th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 130 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 Rosina
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rosina LawrenceAmerican actress (1912-1997)
- Rosina HeikelFinnish doctor (1842–1929)
- Rosina Bulwer LyttonBritish writer (1802-1882)
- Rosina DafterAustralian astronomer, 1875–1959
- Rosina Emmet SherwoodAmerican painter (1854–1948)
- Rosina WachtmeisterAustrian artist, born 1939
- Rosina SchneebergerAustrian alpine skier, born 1994
- Althea ShermanAmerican ornithologist, artist and educator (1853–1943)
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Questions
- What does the name Rosina mean?
- An Italian pet form of Rosa borrowed in the nineteenth century, particularly from the character in Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville (1816).
- What is the origin of the name Rosina?
- An Italian pet form of Rosa borrowed in the nineteenth century, particularly from the character in Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville (1816).
- How popular is the name Rosina?
- In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Rosina, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2001, with 34 births.
- Is Rosina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,574 US babies named Rosina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Rosina most popular?
- 1924 in the United States, when 130 babies were named Rosina, its highest rank at 658th.