Is Rosy a boy or girl name?

Rosy is a girl’s name. Of the 2,208 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Rosy

Recorded 1882–2025 · United States

Rosy was most popular in 2018, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,986 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,208 people named Rosy.

Rosy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rosy’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rosy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rosy is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,208 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.

Names that peaked alongside Rosy

Where Rosy 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