girls' name ★ peaked 1965

Rosalind

Meaning horse Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,521 Trend ↓ Falling 12%

From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *linþaz (“soft; weak, tender”), associated by medieval folk etymology with Spanish rosa linda "lovely rose".

Rank 2025
#1,521
among girls · ↓50 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
140
named Rosalind · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,480
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1965
652 babies
All-time total
27,136
#889 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Rosalind popularity over time

27,136 babies have been named Rosalind since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1942Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 17 2 – #894
1890s 158 16 +829% #642
1900s 314 31 +99% #544
1910s 1,403 140 +347% #419
1920s 2,093 209 +49% #426
1930s 1,855 186 -11% #352
1940s 4,409 441 +138% #292
1950s 5,331 533 +21% #321
1960s 5,350 535 0% #355
1970s 2,168 217 -59% #520
1980s 921 92 -58% #1,235
1990s 535 54 -42% #1,825
2000s 404 40 -24% #3,118
2010s 1,252 125 +210% #1,213
2020s (to 2025) 926 154 +23% #1,316

Where Rosalind is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 137 0.08 outside top 500
2027 134 0.08 outside top 500
2028 131 0.08 outside top 500
2029 129 0.08 outside top 500
2030 128 0.08 outside top 500

Where Rosalind is most popular

Girls named Rosalind per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.095 per 1,000. Strongest in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Oregon.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rosalind born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wisconsin 23 0.223 +134%
Massachusetts 26 0.215 +126%
Oregon 11 0.169 +77%
Ohio 39 0.164 +73%
Tennessee 25 0.158 +66%
Michigan 27 0.148 +56%
Utah 10 0.120 +26%
Washington 17 0.118 +24%
Pennsylvania 24 0.102 +7%
Colorado 11 0.099 ≈ national
New York 39 0.098 ≈ national
California 73 0.087 -9%
Kansas 5 0.087 -9%
Illinois 18 0.079 -17%
North Carolina 16 0.070 -26%
Texas 55 0.068 -28%
Indiana 8 0.057 -40%
Georgia 11 0.048 -49%
Arizona 6 0.043 -55%
Missouri 5 0.041 -56%
Virginia 6 0.035 -63%
Florida 15 0.035 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rosalind

Rosalind is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,521 in 2025 with 140 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 27,136 American babies have been named Rosalind. Its peak came in 1965, when 652 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rosalind stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rosalind?

The median living Rosalind is about 63 years old; half are between 50 and 72. An estimated 19 thousand people named Rosalind are alive in the United States today.

median 63 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rosalind year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 140 #1,521
2024 149 #1,471
2023 155 #1,444
2022 157 #1,435
2021 172 #1,316
2020 153 #1,431
2019 185 #1,257
2018 184 #1,260
2017 198 #1,213
2016 162 #1,431
2015 146 #1,536
2014 101 #1,979
2013 91 #2,102
2012 74 #2,492
2011 62 #2,831
2010 49 #3,352
2009 36 #4,258
2008 34 #4,533
2007 49 #3,419
2006 40 #3,843
2005 35 #4,099
2004 45 #3,384
2003 48 #3,118
2002 40 #3,454
2001 39 #3,477
2000 38 #3,505
1995 43 #2,833
1990 79 #1,825
1985 97 #1,358
1980 99 #1,295
1975 188 #758
1970 368 #520
1965 652 #355
1960 649 #375
1955 421 #433
1950 571 #321
1945 368 #363
1940 368 #332
1935 156 #513
1930 130 #610
1925 214 #477
1920 210 #469
1915 156 #493
1910 55 #557
1905 35 #597
1900 20 #854
1895 18 #765
1890 13 #786
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Rosalind

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rosalind Franklin Rosalind Franklin British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958) Contemporary
  2. 2 Rosalind Chao Rosalind Chao American actress b. 1957 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Rosalind Russell Rosalind Russell American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter and singer (1907–1976) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rosalind, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rosalind?

The median living Rosalind is about 63 years old. Half of all living Rosalinds are between 50 and 72 years old.

How many people named Rosalind are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Rosalind are alive in the United States, based on 27,136 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosalind mean?

From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *linþaz (“soft; weak, tender”), associated by medieval folk etymology with Spanish rosa linda "lovely rose".

How popular is the name Rosalind in 2025?

Rosalind ranked #1,521 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 140 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosalind?

27,136 babies have been named Rosalind in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosalind most popular?

Rosalind peaked in 1965, when 652 newborns received the name.

Is Rosalind a boy or girl name?

Rosalind is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rosalind rising or falling?

Rosalind is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rosalind become more popular?

Rosalind is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 128 girls named Rosalind in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rosalind?

Well-known people named Rosalind include Rosalind Franklin (biologist), Rosalind Chao (actor), Rosalind Russell (actor).

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