Rosario

Rosario: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “rosary”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: roh-SAH-ree-oh · 4 syllables
Used for: Both (66% girls, 34% boys since 1880)

From the Marian title Nuestra Señora del Rosario, 'Our Lady of the Rosary'. Used for both sexes in Spanish and Italian, though patterns differ by region.

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How popular is Rosario?

202425.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Rosario in 202484

2024 rank#2,690 girls

Peak year1917

Total US babies since 188016,476

Rosario has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Rosario

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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TrinidadTrinity · Spanish
Lupefrom Guadalupe · Spanish

Rosario questions

What does the name Rosario mean?

Rosario means "rosary". It comes from Spanish. From the Marian title Nuestra Señora del Rosario, 'Our Lady of the Rosary'. Used for both sexes in Spanish and Italian, though patterns differ by region.

Is Rosario a boy or girl name?

Rosario is used for both: about 66% of US babies named Rosario since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Rosario?

84 US babies were named Rosario in 2024. Its peak year was 1917.

How do you pronounce Rosario?

Rosario is usually pronounced roh-SAH-ree-oh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.