Rosemary
Girl8 letters
#544
in Ireland (2025)
#528 with spellings combined
6
babies in 2025
#69
best rank (1965)
1,676
babies since 1964
Up 367
10-year rank change
Rosemary through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #528 |
| 2024 | 7 | #494 |
| 2023 | 5 | #612 |
| 2022 | 5 | #627 |
| 2021 | 6 | #571 |
| 2020 | 3 | #806 |
| 2019 | 8 | #456 |
| 2017 | 6 | #580 |
| 2016 | 6 | #588 |
| 2015 | 3 | #895 |
| 2014 | 5 | #663 |
| 2013 | 6 | #590 |
| 2012 | 5 | #679 |
| 2011 | 4 | #796 |
| 2010 | 6 | #594 |
| 2009 | 8 | #489 |
| 2008 | 7 | #548 |
| 2007 | 8 | #469 |
| 2006 | 3 | #763 |
| 2005 | 7 | #424 |
| 2004 | 5 | #511 |
| 2003 | 4 | #559 |
| 2002 | 5 | #443 |
| 2001 | 4 | #498 |
| 2000 | 7 | #353 |
| 1999 | 4 | #439 |
| 1998 | 7 | #319 |
| 1997 | 12 | #288 |
| 1996 | 11 | #279 |
| 1995 | 10 | #296 |
| 1994 | 16 | #227 |
| 1993 | 15 | #242 |
| 1992 | 19 | #213 |
| 1991 | 11 | #284 |
| 1990 | 12 | #268 |
| 1989 | 22 | #192 |
| 1988 | 19 | #214 |
| 1987 | 30 | #172 |
| 1986 | 39 | #145 |
| 1985 | 29 | #181 |
| 1984 | 34 | #173 |
| 1983 | 40 | #161 |
| 1982 | 42 | #155 |
| 1981 | 39 | #167 |
| 1980 | 60 | #126 |
| 1979 | 48 | #150 |
| 1978 | 42 | #156 |
| 1977 | 49 | #141 |
| 1976 | 54 | #136 |
| 1975 | 64 | #119 |
| 1974 | 62 | #123 |
| 1973 | 82 | #104 |
| 1972 | 45 | #145 |
| 1971 | 69 | #116 |
| 1970 | 78 | #101 |
| 1969 | 65 | #109 |
| 1968 | 63 | #106 |
| 1967 | 91 | #76 |
| 1966 | 76 | #83 |
| 1965 | 92 | #69 |
| 1964 | 86 | #71 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Rosemary yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Rosemary | 6 | 1,676 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #225 (2003); 31 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.