Given name & surname
Rosella
“horse”·“fame”·“of the rose garden”
Rosella is a variant of Rose. The rose flower is one clear association. Proposed Germanic roots include words for “horse” or “fame,” so one explanation need not cover every historical use. Rosella is a variant of Rosalie. One Italian interpretation is “of the rose garden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rosella is a variant of Rose. The rose flower is one clear association. Proposed Germanic roots include words for “horse” or “fame,” so one explanation need not cover every historical use. Rosella is a variant of Rosalie. One Italian interpretation is “of the rose garden.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rosella is a variant of Rose. Rose’s flower association connects it with Latin rosa. Some medieval uses may instead continue shortened Germanic names. Rosella is a variant of Rosalie. An origin associated with Rosalie is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Rosella is a variant of Rose. The shared background comes through Rose: Rose may combine several histories: the flower word, its religious symbolism, and shortened Germanic compounds. Rose can also serve as a short form of longer Ros- names.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rosella is a variant of Rose. The history of Rose gives this family its wider story. Rose was used in the Middle Ages, with the Latinized form Rohesia appearing in medieval documents.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rosella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,995
- 5 boys · 15,990 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 435 babies
- 2025
- 78
- #2,347 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 78 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,347 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 435 in 1924. In 2025, Missouri and Pennsylvania shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,790 as a first name in 2020; 220 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rosella’s family of names
Rosella has a related form in Rose. Rosella has a related form in Rosalie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Rosella
- Rosella AyaneMoroccan association football player (born 1996)
- Rosella SensiItalian businesswomanborn 1971
- Rosella Hightowerballerina and ballet teacher (1920–2008)
- Rosella PostorinoItalian writerborn 1978
- Rosella TowneAmerican actress (1918-2014)
- Rosella ThorneCanadian athlete1930–2022
- Rosella Ricenineteenth century American author1827–1888
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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