Rosemary
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning dew of the sea; the herb rosemary.
How Rosemary has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #517 |
| 2016 | #436 |
| 2017 | #454 |
| 2018 | #453 |
| 2019 | #405 |
| 2020 | #440 |
| 2021 | #369 |
| 2022 | #367 |
| 2023 | #311 |
| 2024 | #301 |
| 2025 | #251 |
Rosemary by the numbers
In 2025, 81 babies in England and Wales were named Rosemary. In the US, 687 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 4,542 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1930, about 1 in 370 American girls born that year was called Rosemary.
Names that come from Rosemary
Forms of Rosemary in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rosemary. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rosemeryrosemary herb; ros marinus meaning dew of the sea5 in the US (2017)
- Rosemarierose and of the sea; combining Rose and Marie125 in the US (2017)
- Rosmery14 in the US (2017)
- Rosamariarose and beloved; combination of Rosa and Maria20 in the US (2017)
- Rosealynrose; blend of Rose and Roselyn8 in the US (2017)
- Rose-Marierose; a compound form4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Rosemary, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
- Azaleadry; a flowering plant518 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean water
Like Rosemary, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
- Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendraclear water; from a place name734 in the US (2017)
- Raynerain or counsel; a modern respelling of Raine368 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Rosemary
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