Given name
Rosemaria
“the dew of the sea”·“resembling a bitter rose”
Rosemaria is a variant of Rosemary. Interpretations include “the dew of the sea” and “resembling a bitter rose”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rosemaria is a variant of Rosemary. Interpretations include “the dew of the sea” and “resembling a bitter rose”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rosemaria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 163
- 0 boys · 163 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 332 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.
Rosemaria’s family of names
Rosemaria has a related form in Rosemary.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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