Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Rosalinda

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,169 Trend → Stable

Rosalinda or Roselinda is a female given name of Old German origin, and is also thought to be a name of Spanish origin.

Rank 2025
#2,169
among girls · ↑239 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
86
named Rosalinda · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,689
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
334 babies
All-time total
15,633
#1,252 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Rosalinda popularity over time

15,633 babies have been named Rosalinda since 1914, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 25 – 25 3 – #2,831
1920s 52 – 52 5 +108% #2,740
1930s 144 – 144 14 +177% #1,464
1940s 1,279 – 1,279 128 +788% #464
1950s 2,518 – 2,518 252 +97% #473
1960s 2,522 – 2,522 252 0% #595
1970s 2,201 – 2,201 220 -13% #636
1980s 2,006 5 2,011 201 -9% #679
1990s 1,420 – 1,420 142 -29% #1,021
2000s 1,867 – 1,867 187 +31% #702
2010s 1,022 – 1,022 102 -45% #1,727
2020s (to 2025) 572 – 572 95 -7% #1,888

Where Rosalinda 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 85 0.05 outside top 500
2027 85 0.05 outside top 500
2028 84 0.05 outside top 500
2029 84 0.05 outside top 500
2030 84 0.05 outside top 500

Where Rosalinda is most popular

Girls named Rosalinda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and California.

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 Rosalinda 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
Texas 113 0.140 +143%
Arizona 17 0.121 +109%
California 97 0.115 +99%
Florida 28 0.065 +13%
Illinois 11 0.048 -17%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -62%
New York 5 0.013 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Rosalinda

Rosalinda is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,169 in 2025 with 86 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 15,633 American babies have been named Rosalinda. Its peak came in 2000, when 334 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Rosalinda stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rosalinda?

The median living Rosalinda is about 47 years old; half are between 26 and 63. An estimated 14 thousand people named Rosalinda are alive in the United States today.

median 47 020406080100

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

Rosalinda year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 86 #2,169 – –
2024 76 #2,408 – –
2023 106 #1,888 – –
2022 98 #2,005 – –
2021 104 #1,907 – –
2020 102 #1,891 – –
2019 89 #2,127 – –
2018 94 #2,069 – –
2017 118 #1,778 – –
2016 107 #1,894 – –
2015 93 #2,101 – –
2014 109 #1,864 – –
2013 98 #1,999 – –
2012 104 #1,916 – –
2011 120 #1,727 – –
2010 90 #2,183 – –
2009 124 #1,767 – –
2008 175 #1,378 – –
2007 167 #1,423 – –
2006 195 #1,238 – –
2005 136 #1,523 – –
2004 176 #1,243 – –
2003 162 #1,289 – –
2002 187 #1,120 – –
2001 211 #1,023 – –
2000 334 #702 – –
1995 135 #1,259 – –
1990 178 #1,022 – –
1985 190 #851 – –
1980 257 #679 – –
1975 186 #765 – –
1970 237 #672 – –
1965 260 #595 – –
1960 275 #599 – –
1955 213 #638 – –
1950 293 #473 – –
1945 96 #767 – –
1940 34 #1,289 – –
1935 19 #1,832 – –
1930 8 #3,610 – –
1925 6 #4,870 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rosalinda

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

  1. 1 Rosalinda Celentano Rosalinda Celentano Italian actress b. 1968 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rosalinda?

The median living Rosalinda is about 47 years old. Half of all living Rosalindas are between 26 and 63 years old.

How many people named Rosalinda are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Rosalinda are alive in the United States, based on 15,633 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosalinda mean?

Rosalinda or Roselinda is a female given name of Old German origin, and is also thought to be a name of Spanish origin.

How popular is the name Rosalinda in 2025?

Rosalinda ranked #2,169 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 86 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosalinda?

15,633 babies have been named Rosalinda in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosalinda most popular?

Rosalinda peaked in 2000, when 334 newborns received the name.

Is Rosalinda a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rosalinda rising or falling?

Rosalinda has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rosalinda become more popular?

Rosalinda looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 84 girls named Rosalinda in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rosalinda?

Well-known people named Rosalinda include Rosalinda Celentano (actor).

Names like Rosalinda

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