How popular is the baby name Rousey in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Rousey.

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Popularity of the baby name Rousey


Posts that mention the name Rousey

Interesting one-hit wonder names in the U.S. baby name data

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They came, they went, and they never came back!

These baby names are one-hit wonders in the U.S. baby name data. That is, they’ve only popped up once, ever, in the entire dataset of U.S. baby names (which accounts for all names given to at least 5 U.S. babies per year since 1880).

There are thousands of one-hit wonders in the dataset, but the names below have interesting stories behind their single appearance, so these are the one-hits I’m writing specific posts about. Just click on a name to read more.

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As I discover (and write about) more one-hit wonders in the data, I’ll add the names/links to this page. In the meanwhile, do you have any favorite one-hit wonder baby names?

Image: Adapted from Solitary Poppy by Andy Beecroft under CC BY-SA 2.0.

[Latest update: Apr. 2024]

Where did the baby name Rousey come from in 2015?

UFC fighter Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey

The rare baby name Rousey popped up in the U.S. baby name data just once, in the middle of the 2010s:

  • 2017: unlisted
  • 2016: unlisted
  • 2015: 6 baby girls named Rousey [debut]
  • 2014: unlisted
  • 2013: unlisted

Where did it come from?

Female fighter Ronda Rousey (pronounced row-zee — first syllable rhymes with “now”).

The California-born mixed martial artist (and former Olympian) won the UFC’s first female fight in early 2013. She went on to win her next five bouts, retaining the Women’s Bantamweight Championship title for close to three years.

By 2015, Ronda Rousey was at the peak of her fame. “Ronda Rousey” was one of Google’s top trending searches of the year, placing fifth in the rankings behind Lamar Odom, Jurassic World, American Sniper, and Caitlyn Jenner.

During 2016, however, Rousey lost her final two matches and decided to end her MMA career altogether. (She signed with the WWE several years later.)

What are your thoughts on the surname-name Rousey?

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Image: Clipping from the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine (18 May 2015)

[Latest update: Nov. 2025]