Rosa
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks partook in a courageous protest that is considered the pivotal spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement.
When asked to give up her bus seat for a white man, Rosa refused — an action that would inspire a 13-month-long bus boycott throughout Montgomery, Alabama, ending in a Supreme Court ruling that segregation on buses is unconstitutional.
Rosa is the Latinate form of the flower name Rose. Rosa ranked in the Top 100 through the early 1900s and has never left the US charts. A staple in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian naming culture, Rosa is elevated with international flair.
The rose is a universal symbol of love, beauty, and passion, giving all of the Rose variations a romantic aura.
Today Rosa is at #605 — surprisingly underused for such a sweet and simple name. Rose is the most popular variation at #120, and other variations in the US Top 1000 include Rosalie, Rosemary, Rosie, Rosalia, Roselyn, Rosalina, Rosalyn, and Rosalee.