Entry № 0359 · French, Latin origin

Rosalie Rosalie — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ RO-zah-lee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
French, Latin
Meaning
"Rose"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 198
First recorded
Medieval (French)

A name that means "rose".

Rosalie is the French diminutive of Rose — from the Latin rosa. Saint Rosalia of Palermo (1130-1166) is the patron saint of Sicily, where her feast day on September 4 is a major celebration.

Rosalie entered the U.S. top 1000 in 1881 and has been continuously used since. It is rising now — the broader return of long classical names with flower roots (Rosalie, Rosalind, Marigold, Magnolia) has brought it back. Today it sits in the U.S. top 200.

Rose. The French long form, returning.

Where Rosalie stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 198 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 150 in 2020
Babies named Rosalie · last year
1,612 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №150 NOW · №198

Rosalies before her.

Real people
Saint Rosalia
Patron saint of Palermo, Sicily.
1130 – 1166
In fiction
Rosalie Hale
Character in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
2005 novels

Names connected to Rosalie.

The number behind Rosalie.

6

The Nurturer

Rosalie reduces to six — the number of soft beauty.

Why families chose this name.

"Rose was our first thought. Rosalie was the version that aged best in our heads."
Amelia · Mother of one · Paris