Rosa
Rosa is a female given name: 99% of people named Rosa are women, and it is recorded as female in 25 of the 25 countries covered.
Rosa · Rósa
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy, Spain
- Also spelled
- Rósa
- US births since 1880
- 1,173 male / 173,641 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Rosa
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Rosa," in English, "Guten Tag Rosa," in German. Rosa is a female given name: about 99% of people named Rosa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Rosa,
German
Guten Tag Rosa,
French
Bonjour Rosa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Rosa:
Chinese
Rosa您好：
Japanese
Rosa様
English
Hi Rosa,
German
Hi Rosa,
French
Salut Rosa,
Spanish
Hola Rosa,
Chinese
Rosa你好：
Japanese
Rosaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Italy | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 25 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,173 male · 173,641 female · 174,814 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rosa a male or female name?
Rosa is a female given name: 99% of people named Rosa are women, and it is recorded as female in 25 of the 25 countries covered.
How do I address Rosa in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Rosa," in English, "Guten Tag Rosa," in German. Rosa is a female given name: about 99% of people named Rosa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Rosa a unisex name?
Rosa is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Rosa are men. Rosa leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Rosa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rosa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_rosa,
title = {Is Rosa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rosa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}