MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rosemary mean?
The herb rosemary takes its name from Latin ros marinus, dew of the sea. As a personal name, Rosemary can also bring together Rose and Mary.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रोज़मेरी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rosemary in Indian usage
1,573 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 192 |
| 1970s | 316 |
| 1980s | 450 |
| 1990s | 451 |
| Other decades | 164 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 865 |
| Meghalaya | 343 |
| Nagaland | 120 |
| Other states | 245 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rosemary / F | 81 | 490 |
| Scotland | Rosemary / F | 3 | 780 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rosemary ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rosemary; Table_6, C506 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rosemary; Table_6, C506
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rosemary; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rosemary; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl