UK boy's name
Rossa
Rossa is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 243 living people in the UK are called Rossa. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Rossa ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #76 in 2024.
- • About 243 living people in the UK are estimated to have Rossa as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
243
2026
Geography
Where Rossa is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Rossa. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Rossa ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #76 in 2024.
Across the UK
Rossa in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#76 in 2024
19 years of NISRA records, 244 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Rossa
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Rossa Matilda Richter
actor; stunt performer; tightrope walker; trapeze artist; acrobat; circus performer
English aerialist and actor who became the first human cannonball
1860-1937
Related
Names similar to Rossa
- Ryan 68,692
- Riley 37,992
- Robert 27,462
- Reuben 25,122
- Rhys 24,418
- Reece 24,329
- Rory 21,870
- Roman 16,609
- Ronnie 16,445
- Reggie 14,684
- Rowan 14,371
- Ralph 8,892
FAQ
Rossa: questions and answers
Where is Rossa most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Rossa ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #76 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.