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Rosemary

Girl

Origin of the name

Rosemary combines Rose and Mary; in English, rosemary is also the name of the herb.

Classic name

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1947 was its best year: 4,542 births, or 1 baby in 793. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 144 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 251.
163,165births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 80rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Rosemary are born

1947

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The darker the blue, the more common Rosemary is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Rosemary is most common in Illinois (1.6 times), New York (1.6) and Wisconsin (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

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