Rosanna

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A few things about Rosanna you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Rosanna

Rosanna Arquette

American actress

Choose Rosanna and your child shares a first name with Rosanna Arquette, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Rosanna, like who?” Rosanna Arquette's Wikipedia article is available in 62 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 27,701 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Rosanna, 58 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Rosanna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRosanna has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Rosannas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1983, when it ranked #434. Today it's #2,895, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendRosanna has slipped 147 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,895. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedRosanna is most popular in Pennsylvania, where it ranks #725. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Rosanna means “rose and grace”. Our records link it to English and Italian roots.

About the name Rosanna

Rosanna is a girl name of English and Italian origin meaning “rose and grace”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Rosanna for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked #434 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,895, with 58 babies.

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