Rosalia

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Rosalia

Say it: roh-sah-LEE-ah

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Meaning

From Saint Rosalia of Palermo; usually linked to Latin rosa 'rose' or the Roman rose festival Rosalia.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Rosalía de Castro made it an emblem of Galician culture in the 19th century.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2020s

In the United States

8,185 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 4,400 girls
365 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Italian Spanish

The family of the name

Spanish	Rosalía
Catalan	Rosalia
Italian	Rosalia
Portuguese	Rosália

Famous bearers

St Rosalia, patron saint of Palermo
Rosalía de Castro, Galician poet
Rosalía, Catalan singer

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LucretiaGirlFeminine of Lucretius, a Roman family name of uncertain origin, possibly linked to lucrum 'profit'.Rome · peak 1882 · forgotten

TheodoraGirlGreek, 'gift of God' (theos 'god' and dōron 'gift').Greece · peak 1908

RussellBoyFrom an English surname, from Old French rousel 'little red one', a nickname for red hair.Victorian · peak 1914

RosalieGirlFrom Latin Rosalia, the name of a Roman festival of roses, borne by Saint Rosalia of Palermo.Colonial · peak 1938

Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
Parish baptism registers
Well-known works of literature
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.