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Rosemary
Pronounced /ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/
Rank in 2024
#302
Born in 2024
1,037
Peak year
1947 · #80
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 1,037 girls were named Rosemary, about 1 in every 1,556.
- It peaked in 1947 with 4,542 babies, ranked #80.
- It first shows up in the records in 1882.
- 161,922 girls have been named Rosemary since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Rosemary per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 1.3Greatest1901–27
- 2.4Silent1928–45
- 1.4Boomers1946–64
- 0.4Gen X1965–80
- 0.3Millennials1981–96
- 0.2Gen Z1997–12
- 0.4Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 27,559 babies, 1.35 per 1,000. Silent: 48,702 babies, 2.36 per 1,000. Boomers: 51,171 babies, 1.43 per 1,000. Gen X: 11,381 babies, 0.45 per 1,000. Millennials: 7,354 babies, 0.26 per 1,000. Gen Z: 6,382 babies, 0.22 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 9,060 babies, 0.45 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
A combination of Rose + Mary, referring to the flower as a symbol of Virgin Mary, first recorded in the eighteenth century. It is found in continental Europe as Rosemarie and Rosa Maria. After mid-nineteenth century when flower names became common it may also refer to the herb rosemary, Latin ros marinus "dew of the sea".
- A female given name from Latin.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Rosemary, CC BY-SA 4.0.