Rosemary
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning dew of the sea; the herb rosemary.
Babies a year
687
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#251
up from #301
UK popularity
#490
81 babies · down from #483
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 |
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. Its US peak was 4,542 in 1947.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Rosemary was most common in 1930, when it went to 0.27% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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