Rosario
Rosario is a unisex given name: about 43% of people named Rosario are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
Rosario · Rosário
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 43% male / 57% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, Italy
- Also spelled
- Rosário
- US births since 1880
- 5,438 male / 10,378 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Rosario
To address Rosario when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rosario," in English, "Guten Tag Rosario," in German. About 43% of people named Rosario are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Rosario,
German
Guten Tag Rosario,
French
Bonjour Rosario,
Spanish
Estimado/a Rosario:
Chinese
Rosario您好：
Japanese
Rosario様
English
Hi Rosario,
German
Hi Rosario,
French
Salut Rosario,
Spanish
Hola Rosario,
Chinese
Rosario你好：
Japanese
Rosario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 | common | woman's name | 34% |
| Spain | common | woman's name | 25% |
| Italy | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| Malta | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
5,438 male · 10,378 female · 15,816 births recorded
Since 1980: 21% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rosario a male or female name?
Rosario is a unisex given name: about 43% of people named Rosario are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Rosario in an email?
To address Rosario when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rosario," in English, "Guten Tag Rosario," in German. About 43% of people named Rosario are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Rosario a unisex name?
Rosario is a unisex name: 43% of people named Rosario are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Rosario a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rosario (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_rosario,
title = {Is Rosario a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rosario},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}