Is Rosary a boy or girl name?

Rosary is a girl’s name. Of the 580 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Rosary

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Rosary was most popular in 1943, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,542 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 580 people named Rosary.

Rosary over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rosary’s peak in 1943. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rosary a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rosary is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 580 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org