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Rosie

OriginEnglish
Meaning"rose"

About Rosie

Rosy-cheeked and cheery, Rosie (also spelled Rosy) has been standing on her own for many decades, back to the days of 1943 musical Sweet Rosie O'Grady. She's one of the perky nickname-names that are filling the popularity lists of other English-speaking countries. In the US, she came back to the Top 1000 in 2013, after a 30 year hiatus. In 2023, Rosie was one of the fastest rising girl names.

A hobbit character in Lord of the Rings, Rosie's current representatives include Rosie (born Roseann) O'Donnell, Rosie Perez (born Rosa), and British-born pregnancy guru Rosie Pope. The Rosie Project is a 2013 bestselling novel by Graeme Simsion.

Pronounced RO-see; RO-zee.

As of October 2026, Rosie ranked #283 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #114 in 1910, Nameberry popularity #279.

Editor's take: The name Rosie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "rose".

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Famous Rosies

  • Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell

    American actress and TV host

  • Rosa Maria "Rosie" Perez

    American actress

  • Rosie Thomas (born Sheila Saputo)

    American singer

  • Rosie Alice Huntington

    Whiteley, English supermodel and actress

  • Rosie Grace McClelland

    English child singer

  • Rosie Pope

    English TV personality and pregnancy expert

  • Rosie Swale

    Pope, Irish,Swiss adventurer

  • Roseanne Elizabeth "Rosie" Spaughton

    British Youtuber

  • Rozanna "Rosie" Nix

    Adams, American singer,songwriter, daughter of singer June Carter Cash and Rip Nix

  • Anna Rose "Rosie" Napravnik

    American jockey

  • Rosie Malek

    Yonan, Iranian,American actress

  • Rosalie "Rosie" Méndez Hamlin

    American singer of Rosie and the Originals

  • Rosie Oddie (b. 1985)

    daughter of ornithologist/comedian Bill Oddie

  • Rosie Smith (b. 1994)

    daughter of TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and Steve Smith

  • Rosie Wolf (b. 1997)

    daughter of actress Ningali Lawford,Wolf

  • Rosie Joseph

    daughter

  • Harper Rosie Maguire (b. 2008)

    daughter of musician Martie Maguire

  • Rosie Belle Clark (b. 2015)

    daughter of blogger Amber Fillerup Clark

  • Rosie Jones

    (b. 1990) English Glamour Model

  • Rosie Robert Joseph (b. 2020)

    daughter of singer Tyler Joseph of band Twenty One Pilots

Rosie in pop culture

  • Rosie the Riveter

    World War II,era character

  • Rosie Goode

    character in film "Everybody's Fine"

  • Rosie Larsen

    character on TV series "The Killing"

  • Rosie Lord

    main character in 1967 film "Rosie!"

  • Rosie Probert

    character in the movie "Under Milk Wood"

  • Rosie

    character in the Fossil Fighters video game series

  • Rosie Cotton

    character in "The Lord of the Rings"

  • Rosie Wilder

    character in "The Babysitter's Club"

  • Rosetta "Rosie" Cammeniti

    character in Australian soap "Neighbours"

  • Rosie Hoyland

    character on Australian soap opera "Neighbours"

  • Rosie Miller

    character on British soap "EastEnders"

  • Rosie M. Banks

    character in "Jeeves" and "Drones Club" stories

  • Rosie Mole

    character in the "Adrian Mole" novels

  • Rosie Banks

    character on British soap "Brookside"

  • Rosie Fox

    character on British TV series "The Bill"

  • Rosie

    enemy in video game "BioShock"

  • Rodeo Rosie

    character on TV's "Sesame Stree

  • Rosie Sunset

    fairy from TV series "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"

  • Rosie Dunne

    character in book and film "Love, Rosie"

  • Rosie Stubbs

    character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series

  • Rosie the Robot Maid

    character in the TV animated series "The Jetsons"

  • Rosie the Waitress

    advertising mascot for Bounty paper towels

  • Rosie Webster

    character on British soap "Coronation Street"

  • Rosie

    character in animated series "Caillou"

  • Rosie

    a baby girl character in animated film "A Troll in Central Park"

  • Rosie

    the roundabout in children's TV show "Playdays"

  • Rosie

    a talking tapir in 2016s "Robinson Crusoe"

  • "Rosie and Jim

    " British puppet TV series

  • "Whole Lotta Rosie

    " song by AC/DC

  • Rosie

    a cat in Animal Crossing

  • Rosie

    song by the Kooks

  • Rosie Liotta

    character in series “Jessie”

  • Princess Rosalinda “Rosie” Maria Montoya Fioré

    main character in movie “Princess Protection Program”

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