Rosella

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

⭐ Famous Rosella

Rosella Ayane

Moroccan association football player (born 1996)

Choose Rosella and your child shares a first name with Rosella Ayane, a Moroccan association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Rosella, like who?” Rosella Ayane's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 20,619 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Rosella, 78 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Rosella would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRosella has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Rosellas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1917, when it ranked #307. Today it's #2,326, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowRosella is 5.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 120,482 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 20,619.
• 🚀TrendRosella has climbed 305 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,326. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedRosella is most popular in Missouri, where it ranks #728. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Rosella means “little rose”. Our records link it to Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Rosella

Rosella is a girl name of Italian and Latin origin meaning “little rose”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-lla”. US birth records list Rosella for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked #307 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,326, with 78 babies.

Origin:Italian namesLatin names