Given name & surname
Rosemarie
“the dew of the sea”·“resembling a bitter rose”
Rosemarie 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
Rosemarie 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
Where it comes from
Rosemarie shares an earlier linguistic root with Rosemary. An origin associated with Rosemary is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rosemarie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51,459
- 33 boys · 51,426 girls
- Most popular year
- 1936
- 1,305 babies
- 2025
- 115
- #1,767 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 115 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,767 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,300 in 1936. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 51,041 as a first name in 2020; 107 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rosemarie’s family of names
Rosemarie has an affectionate form in Romy. Rosemarie shares a linguistic root with Rosemary. In German usage, Rosemarie has a related form in Rosamaria.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Rosemarie has relatives in 3 languages.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rosemarie
- Romy SchneiderGerman-French actress (1938–1982)
- Rosemarie DeWittAmerican actressborn 1971
- Rosemarie AckermannGerman former high jumperborn 1952
- Rosemarie TrockelGerman artist (born 1952)
- Rosemarie WhyteJamaican athletics competitorborn 1986
- Rosemarie FranklandBeauty pageant contestant, actress (1943–2000)
- Rosemarie FendelGerman actress (1927–2013)
- Rosemary DexterAnglo-Italian actress (1944-2010)
- Rosemarie Said Zahlanhistorian1937–2006
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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