Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1956

Roslyn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,433 Trend → Stable

A variant of Rosaline inspired by the Scottish place name Roslin or Rosslyn.

Rank 2025
#1,433
among girls · ↓67 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
151
named Roslyn · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,644
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1956
376 babies
All-time total
18,657
#1,115 all-time among girls
First recorded
1891
in Social Security records

Roslyn popularity over time

18,657 babies have been named Roslyn since 1891, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 11 – 11 1 – #1,507
1900s 106 – 106 11 +864% #956
1910s 1,061 – 1,061 106 +901% #499
1920s 2,507 5 2,512 251 +137% #397
1930s 1,679 – 1,679 168 -33% #409
1940s 1,957 5 1,962 196 +17% #533
1950s 2,941 – 2,941 294 +50% #482
1960s 2,530 – 2,530 253 -14% #569
1970s 1,243 – 1,243 124 -51% #767
1980s 751 – 751 75 -40% #1,419
1990s 542 – 542 54 -28% #1,964
2000s 648 – 648 65 +20% #2,073
2010s 1,691 – 1,691 169 +161% #1,155
2020s (to 2025) 980 – 980 163 -3% #1,268

Where Roslyn 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 150 0.09 outside top 500
2027 149 0.09 outside top 500
2028 148 0.09 outside top 500
2029 148 0.09 outside top 500
2030 147 0.09 outside top 500

Where Roslyn is most popular

Girls named Roslyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.101 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Colorado, and Kentucky.

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 Roslyn 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
Washington 65 0.450 +345%
Colorado 30 0.269 +166%
Kentucky 20 0.234 +131%
Ohio 32 0.135 +33%
Missouri 16 0.133 +31%
Arkansas 6 0.114 +12%
Virginia 19 0.111 +10%
Tennessee 17 0.107 +6%
Pennsylvania 24 0.102 ≈ national
New York 40 0.101 ≈ national
Arizona 12 0.086 -15%
Utah 7 0.084 -17%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 -23%
California 65 0.077 -24%
Oregon 5 0.077 -24%
Indiana 10 0.071 -30%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -33%
Michigan 12 0.066 -35%
Alabama 6 0.064 -37%
Texas 51 0.063 -37%
North Carolina 14 0.061 -39%
Maryland 6 0.057 -44%
Florida 23 0.054 -47%
New Jersey 8 0.044 -56%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -59%
Georgia 7 0.031 -70%
Illinois 5 0.022 -78%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
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 Roslyn

Roslyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,433 in 2025 with 151 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1891, 18,657 American babies have been named Roslyn. Its peak came in 1956, when 376 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 Roslyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Roslyn?

The median living Roslyn is about 58 years old; half are between 21 and 69. An estimated 12 thousand people named Roslyn are alive in the United States today.

median 58 020406080100

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

Roslyn 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 151 #1,433 – –
2024 167 #1,366 – –
2023 154 #1,451 – –
2022 190 #1,268 – –
2021 159 #1,383 – –
2020 159 #1,372 – –
2019 189 #1,242 – –
2018 167 #1,357 – –
2017 180 #1,306 – –
2016 218 #1,155 – –
2015 181 #1,312 – –
2014 190 #1,269 – –
2013 172 #1,359 – –
2012 141 #1,558 – –
2011 140 #1,570 – –
2010 113 #1,814 – –
2009 99 #2,073 – –
2008 94 #2,152 – –
2007 72 #2,594 – –
2006 66 #2,722 – –
2005 62 #2,726 – –
2004 65 #2,583 – –
2003 53 #2,918 – –
2002 34 #3,869 – –
2001 53 #2,803 – –
2000 50 #2,892 – –
1995 65 #2,093 – –
1990 55 #2,310 – –
1985 74 #1,617 – –
1980 85 #1,446 – –
1975 95 #1,217 – –
1970 188 #767 – –
1965 281 #571 – –
1960 296 #572 – –
1955 297 #535 – –
1950 271 #490 – –
1945 180 #546 – –
1940 160 #545 – –
1935 133 #555 – –
1930 258 #409 – –
1925 250 #438 – –
1920 216 #460 – –
1915 120 #598 – –
1910 21 #965 – –
1905 16 #956 – –
1900 5 #2,182 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Roslyn?

The median living Roslyn is about 58 years old. Half of all living Roslyns are between 21 and 69 years old.

How many people named Roslyn are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Roslyn are alive in the United States, based on 18,657 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Roslyn mean?

A variant of Rosaline inspired by the Scottish place name Roslin or Rosslyn.

How popular is the name Roslyn in 2025?

Roslyn ranked #1,433 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 151 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Roslyn?

18,657 babies have been named Roslyn in the United States since 1891, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Roslyn most popular?

Roslyn peaked in 1956, when 376 newborns received the name.

Is Roslyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Roslyn rising or falling?

Roslyn has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Roslyn become more popular?

Roslyn looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 147 girls named Roslyn in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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