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Rosemary

Rosemary ranks #232 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 10 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #789 among girl dog names.
Rosemary's popularity trend

Rosemary's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.005%0.01%0.015%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
10
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#232
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
+732
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% female
100% female0% male

Gender split comes from 32 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Rosemary mean?
/ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/3 syllablesOrigin: English and Latin

Rosemary is a word name — the fragrant herb, from Latin for 'dew of the sea'.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Rosemary shows up

Cats named Rosemary per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.06%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

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