girls' name ★ peaked 1955

Rosalyn

Meaning A female given name from Latin, variant of Rosaline Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,051 Trend ↓ Falling 14%

A female given name from Latin, variant of Rosaline.

Rank 2025
#1,051
among girls · ↓163 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
237
named Rosalyn · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,782
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1955
422 babies
All-time total
23,278
#960 all-time among girls
First recorded
1899
in Social Security records

Rosalyn popularity over time

23,278 babies have been named Rosalyn since 1899, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1952Girls

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 – – – –
1890s 7 1 – #1,371
1900s 100 10 +1329% #903
1910s 740 74 +640% #610
1920s 1,669 167 +126% #505
1930s 1,831 183 +10% #432
1940s 2,580 258 +41% #445
1950s 3,779 378 +46% #413
1960s 2,808 281 -26% #529
1970s 1,982 198 -29% #657
1980s 1,552 155 -22% #791
1990s 933 93 -40% #1,398
2000s 1,192 119 +28% #1,459
2010s 2,368 237 +99% #860
2020s (to 2025) 1,737 290 +22% #833

Where Rosalyn 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 231 0.14 outside top 500
2027 227 0.14 outside top 500
2028 223 0.14 outside top 500
2029 220 0.14 outside top 500
2030 217 0.14 outside top 500

Where Rosalyn is most popular

Girls named Rosalyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.174 per 1,000. Strongest in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Utah.

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 Rosalyn 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 38 0.369 +112%
Ohio 86 0.362 +108%
Utah 28 0.336 +93%
Indiana 47 0.335 +92%
Kentucky 28 0.327 +88%
Pennsylvania 77 0.326 +87%
Washington 41 0.284 +63%
Minnesota 27 0.250 +43%
Missouri 30 0.249 +43%
Georgia 56 0.247 +41%
Alabama 23 0.245 +40%
Tennessee 38 0.240 +38%
Michigan 38 0.209 +20%
Arkansas 11 0.208 +19%
Iowa 12 0.205 +18%
Maryland 21 0.198 +14%
California 165 0.196 +13%
Texas 140 0.174 ≈ national
Arizona 24 0.171 ≈ national
Colorado 19 0.170 ≈ national
Oklahoma 12 0.163 -7%
Virginia 27 0.158 -9%
Oregon 10 0.154 -12%
Florida 57 0.133 -24%
Illinois 30 0.131 -25%
North Carolina 27 0.119 -32%
Nevada 5 0.108 -38%
South Carolina 9 0.100 -43%
New York 36 0.091 -48%
Massachusetts 7 0.058 -67%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -78%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
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 Rosalyn

Rosalyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,051 in 2025 with 237 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1899, 23,278 American babies have been named Rosalyn. Its peak came in 1955, when 422 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

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

How old are people named Rosalyn?

The median living Rosalyn is about 51 years old; half are between 17 and 69. An estimated 17 thousand people named Rosalyn are alive in the United States today.

median 51 020406080100

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

Rosalyn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 237 #1,051
2024 304 #888
2023 252 #1,007
2022 290 #935
2021 332 #833
2020 322 #849
2019 312 #860
2018 313 #868
2017 298 #901
2016 283 #958
2015 223 #1,138
2014 271 #987
2013 196 #1,232
2012 165 #1,404
2011 159 #1,431
2010 148 #1,518
2009 157 #1,485
2008 141 #1,617
2007 113 #1,867
2006 153 #1,459
2005 127 #1,606
2004 117 #1,665
2003 96 #1,909
2002 107 #1,719
2001 96 #1,848
2000 85 #1,980
1995 89 #1,666
1990 107 #1,465
1985 167 #942
1980 208 #791
1975 124 #993
1970 237 #673
1965 304 #543
1960 319 #542
1955 422 #431
1950 348 #435
1945 221 #489
1940 236 #445
1935 152 #522
1930 196 #479
1925 190 #511
1920 132 #624
1915 108 #636
1910 16 #1,158
1905 12 #1,153
1900 6 #1,895
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Rosalyn

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

  1. 1 Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Rosalyn Sussman Yalow American medical physicist (1921–2011) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rosalyn?

The median living Rosalyn is about 51 years old. Half of all living Rosalyns are between 17 and 69 years old.

How many people named Rosalyn are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Rosalyn are alive in the United States, based on 23,278 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosalyn mean?

A female given name from Latin, variant of Rosaline.

How popular is the name Rosalyn in 2025?

Rosalyn ranked #1,051 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 237 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosalyn?

23,278 babies have been named Rosalyn in the United States since 1899, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosalyn most popular?

Rosalyn peaked in 1955, when 422 newborns received the name.

Is Rosalyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rosalyn rising or falling?

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

Will Rosalyn become more popular?

Rosalyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 217 girls named Rosalyn 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 Rosalyn?

Well-known people named Rosalyn include Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (physicist).

Names like Rosalyn

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