Rosario

girls:

10.8k births since 1896

#1514 (74th percentile)

boys:

5.6k births since 1900

#1587 (65th percentile)

overall:

16.4k births since 1896

#2020 (74th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Rosario is the #2,020 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 16,392 recorded births since 1896. This represents the 73.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 73.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,514 (73.5% percentile) for all time with 10,820 births since 1896. For boys, it ranks #1,587 (65.4% percentile) for all time with 5,572 births since 1900.

Rosario first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1896 (1896 for girls and 1900 for boys). Birth data for Rosario is available in 125 out of the 128 years between 1896 and 2023 (124 years for boys and 118 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Rosario has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (66.0% of all recorded births). In 2023, 69.0% of babies named Rosario were girls.

For girls, Rosario reached its peak popularity in 1960, achieving the 21.3% percentile (ranked #607) with 83 births per million. The name was most common in 1972, with 95 births per million (ranked 19.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Rosario ranks #883 for girls (6.8% percentile) with 39 births per million, which is 41.6% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Rosario reached its peak popularity in 1917, achieving the 25.6% percentile (ranked #385) with 146 births per million. The name was most common in 1917, with 146 births per million (ranked 25.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Rosario ranks #885 for boys (2.9% percentile) with 17 births per million, which is 11.6% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rosario".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
10,820
Peak Births
175
Peak Year
1960
First Recorded
1896
Peak Percentile
21.3%
Current Percentile
6.8%
Peak Rank
#607
Current Rank
#883
Female statistics
Total Births
5,572
Peak Births
140
Peak Year
1917
First Recorded
1900
Peak Percentile
25.6%
Current Percentile
2.9%
Peak Rank
#385
Current Rank
#885
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Rosario

Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Rosario. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 53.2% confident that Rosario is pronounced as roh-ZAH-ree-oh, which has 4 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is roh-SAH-ree-oh, at 31.9% confidence, with 4 syllables.

roh-ZAH-ree-oh (4 syllables)
Verified
53.2% confidence
R OW0 Z AA1 R IY0 OW0
roh-SAH-ree-oh (4 syllables)
31.9% confidence
R OW0 S AA1 R IY0 OW0
ROH-ZAH-ree-oh (4 syllables)
8.5% confidence
R OW1 Z AA1 R IY0 OW0
roh-ZEH-ree-oh (4 syllables)
6.4% confidence
R OW0 Z EH1 R IY0 OW0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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