Given name
Rosaria
“refers to the rosary and Our Lady of the Rosary”·“refers to the rosary”
Rosaria is a variant of Rosario. Interpretations include “refers to the rosary and Our Lady of the Rosary” (Spanish) and “refers to the rosary” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rosaria is a variant of Rosario. Interpretations include “refers to the rosary and Our Lady of the Rosary” (Spanish) and “refers to the rosary” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rosaria is a variant of Rosario. An origin associated with Rosario is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Rosaria is a feminine form of Rosario.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rosaria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,551
- 0 boys · 2,551 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,076 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,076 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 58 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,598 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rosaria’s family of names
In Italian usage, Rosaria has a diminutive in Sara. In Italian usage, Rosaria is a feminine form of Rosario. In German usage, Rosaria has a related form in Rosa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Rosaria has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rosaria
- Rosaria AielloItalian water polo playerborn 1989
- Rosaria ConsoleItalian marathon runnerborn 1979
- Rosaria CapacchioneItalian politician and journalistborn 1960
- Rosária da SilvaAngolan writer1959–2022
- M. Rosaria Piomelliarchitectborn 1937
- Rosaria ButterfieldAmerican writerborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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