Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Rossie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rossie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,586
- 768 boys · 1,818 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,926 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,926 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 63 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 759 as a first name in 2020; 313 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.
Rossie’s family of names
Rossie may belong to the same name family as Rosie. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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