Is Rossie a boy or girl name?

Rossie is a unisex name. Of the 2,586 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 70.3% were girls and 29.7% were boys. It changed hands in 1948, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Rossie

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Rossie was most popular in 1919, when 90 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,366 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,586 people named Rossie.

Rossie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rossie’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rossie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rossie is a unisex name — 70.3% of the 2,586 Americans given it were girls and 29.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 1948 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. 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.

Names that peaked alongside Rossie

Where Rossie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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