Rosemary Name Popularity

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How popular is Rosemary?

Ranking 454th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Rosemary is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #74 was reached in 1946.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 4,542 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rosemary was less than 5, most recently in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rosemary occurred roughly during the years 1888-1893, 1894-1900, 1901-1927, and 1941-1946, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1930-1933, 1947-1955, 1959-1967, and 1969-1972.

Rosemary became more popular as a girls name in 1882.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Rosemary be?

For a number of years, the name Rosemary has been moving upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Rosemary for their newborn has risen.

The name Rosemary still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Rosemary (Girl)		Rosemary (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		690	454	< 5	--
2017		691	457	< 5	--
2016		735	437	< 5	--
2015		607	516	< 5	--
2014		531	576	< 5	--
2013		562	531	< 5	--
2012		478	601	< 5	--
2011		438	652	< 5	--
2010		394	715	< 5	--
2009		404	716	< 5	--
2008		396	748	< 5	--
2007		405	722	< 5	--
2006		408	696	< 5	--
2005		361	746	< 5	--
2004		375	712	< 5	--
2003		401	663	< 5	--
2002		403	633	< 5	--
2001		399	629	< 5	--
2000		396	632	< 5	--
1999		374	631	< 5	--
1998		393	611	< 5	--
1997		339	651	< 5	--
1996		421	555	< 5	--
1995		403	571	< 5	--
1994		402	571	< 5	--
1993		394	595	< 5	--
1992		420	561	< 5	--
1991		429	550	< 5	--
1990		472	509	5	9,231
1989		466	504	8	6,105
1988		432	510	< 5	--
1987		455	476	< 5	--
1986		472	456	< 5	--
1985		512	431	< 5	--
1984		488	431	< 5	--
1983		490	433	5	7,116
1982		533	420	< 5	--
1981		565	401	8	4,873
1980		576	395	< 5	--
1979		489	428	< 5	--
1978		453	442	< 5	--
1977		459	446	6	5,708
1976		497	406	< 5	--
1975		534	384	< 5	--
1974		624	348	< 5	--
1973		608	350	< 5	--
1972		617	357	< 5	--
1971		744	341	6	4,816
1970		797	331	< 5	--
1969		794	322	7	3,866
1968		875	296	6	4,054
1967		914	281	6	3,894
1966		1,121	254	< 5	--
1965		1,276	241	8	3,196
1964		1,628	214	7	3,551
1963		1,731	205	5	4,523
1962		1,937	195	9	3,006
1961		2,130	181	< 5	--
1960		2,190	181	< 5	--
1959		2,233	173	6	3,921
1958		2,215	171	< 5	--
1957		2,275	168	7	3,504
1956		2,063	176	7	3,487
1955		2,011	172	5	4,299
1954		2,189	160	9	2,914
1953		2,433	147	< 5	--
1952		2,786	130	< 5	--
1951		3,343	110	7	3,309
1950		3,456	101	7	3,272
1949		3,633	98	7	3,255
1948		3,869	90	11	2,427
1947		4,542	80	< 5	--
1946		4,487	74	8	2,881
1945		3,501	79	5	3,700
1944		2,744	99	12	2,176
1943		2,967	97	12	2,259
1942		3,002	92	11	2,363
1941		2,676	94	9	2,618
1940		2,874	85	10	2,451
1939		2,611	94	7	3,063
1938		2,681	95	11	2,300
1937		2,307	110	11	2,314
1936		2,148	111	8	2,813
1935		2,395	97	7	3,205
1934		2,131	111	8	2,920
1933		2,226	102	8	2,953
1932		2,483	100	10	2,607
1931		2,721	88	14	2,086
1930		3,151	82	< 5	--
1929		3,106	80	14	2,179
1928		2,972	88	8	3,313
1927		3,153	86	12	2,505
1926		2,900	95	6	4,109
1925		2,755	103	5	4,768
1924		2,734	106	5	4,845
1923		2,428	109	5	4,781
1922		2,170	120	< 5	--
1921		2,035	128	< 5	--
1920		1,713	141	< 5	--
1919		1,330	166	< 5	--
1918		1,259	171	< 5	--
1917		1,124	176	< 5	--
1916		996	184	< 5	--
1915		820	201	< 5	--
1914		563	225	< 5	--
1913		388	246	< 5	--
1912		298	259	< 5	--
1911		160	312	< 5	--
1910		141	329	< 5	--
1909		123	328	< 5	--
1908		91	380	< 5	--
1907		87	382	< 5	--
1906		61	441	< 5	--
1905		64	424	< 5	--
1904		54	443	< 5	--
1903		48	464	< 5	--
1902		37	535	< 5	--
1901		29	589	< 5	--
1900		40	539	< 5	--
1899		23	660	< 5	--
1898		29	608	< 5	--
1897		29	563	< 5	--
1896		18	784	< 5	--
1895		23	656	< 5	--
1894		12	946	< 5	--
1893		23	612	< 5	--
1892		16	755	< 5	--
1891		11	882	< 5	--
1890		16	689	< 5	--
1889		14	715	< 5	--
1888		8	1,021	< 5	--
1887		11	723	< 5	--
1886		11	726	< 5	--
1885		5	1,176	< 5	--
1884		7	912	< 5	--
1883		8	749	< 5	--
1882		9	669	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.