Given name & surname
Rosi
“of the rose garden”
In German use, Rosi is a diminutive of Rosalie. One Italian interpretation is “of the rose garden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Rosi is a diminutive of Rosalie. One Italian interpretation is “of the rose garden.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Rosi is a diminutive of Rosalie. An origin associated with Rosalie is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Rosi is a diminutive of Rosa.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rosi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 431
- 0 boys · 431 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,589 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,589 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,055 as a first name in 2020; 341 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.
Rosi’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Rosi is a diminutive of Rosa. In Greek usage, Rosi as a surname is a transliteration of Ρόση. In German usage, Rosi is a diminutive of Rosalie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Rosi has relatives in 3 languages.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rosi
- Rosi MittermaierGerman alpine skier (1950–2023)
- Rosi BraidottiItalian-Australian feminist (1954-)
- Rosi SextonBritish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighterborn 1977
- Rosi CamposBrazilian actressborn 1954
- Rosi GolanIsraeli-born singer and songwriterborn 1981
- Rosi WolfsteinGerman politician (1888–1987)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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