# Rosy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rosy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,208 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,208 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 349, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Rose + -y

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 4,340 |
| 2012 | 29 | 4,942 |
| 2013 | 55 | 3,038 |
| 2014 | 45 | 3,534 |
| 2015 | 54 | 3,121 |
| 2016 | 52 | 3,176 |
| 2017 | 51 | 3,185 |
| 2018 | 59 | 2,860 |
| 2019 | 45 | 3,495 |
| 2020 | 40 | 3,730 |
| 2021 | 38 | 3,924 |
| 2022 | 45 | 3,522 |
| 2023 | 35 | 4,172 |
| 2024 | 48 | 3,326 |
| 2025 | 40 | 3,763 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,991 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,464 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,328 |
| 2016 | 19 | 1,635 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,925 |
| 2018 | 11 | 2,340 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,869 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,846 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,499 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,488 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,689 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2,411 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2,440 |

## In other languages

- Polish: Rózia, Różyczka

## People named Rosy

- Rosy Varte, French actress (1923–2012)
- Rosy Armen, French singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.