| Regina | Rosalie | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | queen | Rose |
| Origin | latin | Latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ruh-JEE-nuh | ROH-zuh-lee |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1962 (5,002) | 1938 (3,758) |
| In 2025 | 786 | 1,797 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Regina | Rosalie |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4,995 | 9,907 |
| 2010s | 6,250 | 10,535 |
| 2000s | 4,551 | 1,621 |
| 1990s | 6,915 | 1,405 |
| 1980s | 14,578 | 1,672 |
| 1970s | 28,319 | 1,679 |
| 1960s | 45,827 | 3,645 |
| 1950s | 30,797 | 6,790 |
| 1940s | 12,713 | 12,587 |
| 1930s | 7,045 | 13,713 |
| 1920s | 10,676 | 11,296 |
| 1910s | 7,389 | 6,305 |
| 1900s | 2,243 | 1,571 |
| 1890s | 1,353 | 866 |
| 1880s | 621 | 457 |
From the Latin 'regina', meaning 'queen' (feminine of 'rex'). Long used as a title of the Virgin Mary (Regina Caeli, 'Queen of Heaven'). A literal, well-established 'queen' name.
Rosalie is a French elaboration of Rosa, “rose.”
Rosalie is more popular than Regina today: about 1,797 US babies were given the name Rosalie in 2025, compared with 786 named Regina.
Regina means queen (latin origin), while Rosalie means Rose (Latin origin).
In US records, Regina first appears in 1880 and Rosalie in 1880, so Regina has the longer recorded history.