Rosella is an Italian diminutive of Rosa and means "little rose". It shares its sound with the rosella, a brightly colored Australian parrot, and fits the current taste for Rosalie, Rosalia and other full forms of Rose. In the United States Rosella has climbed from number 3585 in 2015 to number 2283 in 2023, its best rank, and stands at number 2347 in 2025.