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Rosella

As a girl's name, Rosella traces back to Italian, where it is understood to mean "Italian diminutive of Rose". It has not kept pace since its 1920s peak. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. Since 1900, roughly 14,689 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

ItalianItalian diminutive of Rose
EtymologyMeaning "little rose"
Births by decade
1900s
960
1910s
2,847
1920s
3,953
1930s
2,680
1940s
1,546
1950s
906
1960s
522
1970s
319
1980s
203
1990s
169
2000s
235
2010s
349
Peaked in the 1920s · 14,689 total U.S. births since 1900