Rosanna
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. Blend of Rose + Anna, possibly also inspired by Roxana.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Rosanna (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Rosanna has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1999. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 408 |
| 2000 | 412 |
| 2001 | 422 |
| 2002 | 436 |
| 2003 | 442 |
| 2004 | 453 |
| 2005 | 456 |
| 2006 | 461 |
| 2007 | 462 |
| 2008 | 468 |
| 2009 | 473 |
| 2010 | 482 |
| 2011 | 485 |
| 2012 | 485 |
| 2013 | 488 |
| 2014 | 493 |
| 2015 | 495 |
| 2016 | 492 |
| 2017 | 494 |
| 2018 | 490 |
| 2019 | 494 |
| 2020 | 495 |
Rosanna in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Rosanna.Hi! My name is Rosanna.
- Rosanna ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Rosanna called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Rosanna i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Rosanna this afternoon.
- Rosannas mamma är lärare.Rosanna's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Rosannas mamma is Rosanna's mum.
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Questions about Rosanna
How do you pronounce Rosanna in Swedish?
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What does the name Rosanna mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. Blend of Rose + Anna, possibly also inspired by Roxana.
How popular is Rosanna in Sweden?
3 babies were named Rosanna in 2022. In 2020, 495 people in Sweden had Rosanna as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 1999 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.