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Rosemary
Recorded 163,523 times in US records since 1882. Peak year: 1947.
#536 ↗
U.S. rank · 2025
1 in 2,713
U.S. · 2025 records
Uncommon
rarity tier
≈91,000
alive today (estimate) ⓘ
↗ rising
10-yr trend
How many Rosemarys are there?

Alive in the US today estimate

Roughly 91,000 Rosemarys are alive in the US today, we estimate. About 1 in 3,800 Americans.

Made from recorded births by year and sex, multiplied by survival to today's age (SSA life table). It can't see immigration, and it's an estimate, not a census: how the living estimate is made.

Popularity over time

Rosemary through the years, 1882–2025

1947 · 4,542 4,542 0
18822025
Peak Rosemary year: 1947 (ringed), with 4,542 recorded. Current usage: ~100% girls. counts of people issued a Social Security number, not a full count of births.

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Every figure on this page is computed from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national baby-names data (ssa.gov), and the living estimate uses the SSA actuarial life table: how we calculate this. Data through 2025; refreshed Jun 2026; living estimate as of 2026.