Girls' name · since 1936
Rosaland
Rosaland has 344 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 344
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rosaland is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 344 have been recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Rosaland recorded 344 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1982.
- #14,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 344 born since 1936
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosaland ranks #14,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 344 born since 1936, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 344
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rosaland's 344 recorded births place it above 79.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rosaland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rosaland's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rosaland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1982
- Peak year (1966)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Rosaland by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (147 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Rosaland's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Rosaland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s
1960s
147 births
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 147 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rosaland's data
- Rosaland's decade-level peak was the 1960s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rosaland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1936–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rosaland draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.