Rosario

Did you know?

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

⭐ Famous Rosario

Rosario Dawson

American actress (born 1979)

Choose Rosario and your child shares a first name with Rosario Dawson, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Rosario, like who?” Rosario Dawson's Wikipedia article is available in 52 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

Read about Rosario Dawson on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Photo: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 18,051 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Rosario, 89 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Rosario would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRosario first shows up in US birth records in 1896, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 129 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1953, when it reached #741.
• 🚀TrendRosario has climbed 317 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,099. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlRosario is given to both boys and girls: 82% of the 108 babies named Rosario in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Rosario means “rosary”. Our records link it to Filipino and Spanish roots.
• 🌍OriginRosario is the #4 most popular Filipino girl name in the US. That's out of 17 Filipino girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Rosario

Rosario is a gender-neutral name of Filipino and Spanish origin meaning “rosary”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-rio”. US birth records list Rosario for girls from 1896 to 2025, in 120 of those 130 years. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked #741 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,099, with 89 babies. Of the 108 US babies named Rosario in 2025, 82% were girls and 18% were boys.

Origin:Filipino namesSpanish names