Rosalind
Rosalind was given to 140 girls in 2025, #1,521 among girls’ names; 27,136 Americans have been recorded with it since 1888 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 17,900 Americans named Rosalind and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (66% of everyone recorded); the median is 63 years old and half are between 50 and 73.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Rosalind by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Rosalind mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Rosalind is “a female given name from the Germanic languages.” Its etymology gives the senses “horse” (*hrussą) and “soft; weak, tender” (*linþaz) and “lovely rose” (linda).
From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *linþaz (“soft; weak, tender”), associated by medieval folk etymology with Spanish rosa linda “lovely rose”.
/ˈɹɑzəlɪnd/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Rosalind?
#1,521 among girls’ names, 2025
Rosalind rose from #1,536 in 2015 to #1,521 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 81.8 to 87.1 per million.
652 babies in 1965, the peak
Rosalind peaked in 1965, when 652 girls were given it, #355 among girls’ names. The 140 births of 2025 are 21% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 | #1,521 | 0.09 |
| 2024 | 149 | #1,471 | 0.09 |
| 2023 | 155 | #1,444 | 0.10 |
| 2022 | 157 | #1,435 | 0.10 |
| 2021 | 172 | #1,316 | 0.10 |
| 2020 | 153 | #1,431 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 185 | #1,257 | 0.11 |
| 2018 | 184 | #1,260 | 0.11 |
| 2017 | 198 | #1,213 | 0.11 |
| 2016 | 162 | #1,431 | 0.09 |
Every recorded year (138)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 146 | #1,536 | 0.08 |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,979 | 0.06 |
| 2013 | 91 | #2,102 | 0.05 |
| 2012 | 74 | #2,492 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,830 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 49 | #3,351 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 36 | #4,257 | 0.02 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,532 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | 49 | #3,419 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 40 | #3,842 | 0.02 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,095 | 0.02 |
| 2004 | 45 | #3,380 | 0.02 |
| 2003 | 48 | #3,115 | 0.03 |
| 2002 | 40 | #3,450 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3,473 | 0.02 |
| 2000 | 38 | #3,500 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 42 | #3,138 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 40 | #3,159 | 0.02 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,763 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 48 | #2,616 | 0.03 |
| 1995 | 43 | #2,828 | 0.02 |
| 1994 | 49 | #2,570 | 0.03 |
| 1993 | 49 | #2,561 | 0.03 |
| 1992 | 67 | #2,047 | 0.04 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,921 | 0.04 |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,821 | 0.04 |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,708 | 0.04 |
| 1988 | 77 | #1,681 | 0.04 |
| 1987 | 79 | #1,588 | 0.05 |
| 1986 | 90 | #1,433 | 0.05 |
| 1985 | 97 | #1,357 | 0.06 |
| 1984 | 105 | #1,235 | 0.06 |
| 1983 | 97 | #1,276 | 0.06 |
| 1982 | 104 | #1,255 | 0.06 |
| 1981 | 93 | #1,349 | 0.06 |
| 1980 | 99 | #1,295 | 0.06 |
| 1979 | 117 | #1,142 | 0.07 |
| 1978 | 155 | #917 | 0.10 |
| 1977 | 178 | #841 | 0.12 |
| 1976 | 202 | #729 | 0.14 |
| 1975 | 188 | #758 | 0.13 |
| 1974 | 184 | #761 | 0.13 |
| 1973 | 214 | #699 | 0.15 |
| 1972 | 266 | #600 | 0.17 |
| 1971 | 296 | #588 | 0.18 |
| 1970 | 368 | #520 | 0.21 |
| 1969 | 367 | #510 | 0.22 |
| 1968 | 369 | #505 | 0.22 |
| 1967 | 460 | #440 | 0.28 |
| 1966 | 505 | #413 | 0.30 |
| 1965 | 652 | #355 | 0.37 |
| 1964 | 543 | #417 | 0.29 |
| 1963 | 546 | #411 | 0.28 |
| 1962 | 634 | #372 | 0.32 |
| 1961 | 625 | #386 | 0.31 |
| 1960 | 649 | #375 | 0.32 |
| 1959 | 650 | #375 | 0.32 |
| 1958 | 585 | #382 | 0.29 |
| 1957 | 544 | #390 | 0.27 |
| 1956 | 571 | #367 | 0.28 |
| 1955 | 421 | #432 | 0.22 |
| 1954 | 466 | #400 | 0.24 |
| 1953 | 518 | #373 | 0.28 |
| 1952 | 500 | #371 | 0.27 |
| 1951 | 505 | #354 | 0.28 |
| 1950 | 571 | #321 | 0.33 |
| 1949 | 475 | #362 | 0.28 |
| 1948 | 499 | #348 | 0.29 |
| 1947 | 456 | #376 | 0.26 |
| 1946 | 444 | #361 | 0.28 |
| 1945 | 368 | #363 | 0.28 |
| 1944 | 337 | #384 | 0.25 |
| 1943 | 516 | #306 | 0.37 |
| 1942 | 537 | #292 | 0.40 |
| 1941 | 409 | #325 | 0.34 |
| 1940 | 368 | #332 | 0.32 |
| 1939 | 336 | #352 | 0.31 |
| 1938 | 264 | #416 | 0.24 |
| 1937 | 295 | #377 | 0.28 |
| 1936 | 196 | #459 | 0.19 |
| 1935 | 156 | #513 | 0.15 |
| 1934 | 118 | #609 | 0.11 |
| 1933 | 111 | #619 | 0.11 |
| 1932 | 125 | #590 | 0.12 |
| 1931 | 124 | #595 | 0.12 |
| 1930 | 130 | #610 | 0.12 |
| 1929 | 157 | #546 | 0.14 |
| 1928 | 151 | #577 | 0.13 |
| 1927 | 207 | #486 | 0.17 |
| 1926 | 203 | #490 | 0.17 |
| 1925 | 214 | #477 | 0.18 |
| 1924 | 243 | #447 | 0.19 |
| 1923 | 249 | #426 | 0.21 |
| 1922 | 238 | #435 | 0.20 |
| 1921 | 221 | #463 | 0.18 |
| 1920 | 210 | #469 | 0.18 |
| 1919 | 177 | #512 | 0.16 |
| 1918 | 201 | #474 | 0.17 |
| 1917 | 192 | #468 | 0.18 |
| 1916 | 190 | #463 | 0.18 |
| 1915 | 156 | #493 | 0.16 |
| 1914 | 163 | #419 | 0.21 |
| 1913 | 117 | #463 | 0.19 |
| 1912 | 86 | #524 | 0.15 |
| 1911 | 66 | #512 | 0.16 |
| 1910 | 55 | #557 | 0.14 |
| 1909 | 46 | #573 | 0.13 |
| 1908 | 36 | #645 | 0.11 |
| 1907 | 42 | #569 | 0.13 |
| 1906 | 27 | #713 | 0.09 |
| 1905 | 35 | #597 | 0.12 |
| 1904 | 38 | #544 | 0.14 |
| 1903 | 26 | #665 | 0.10 |
| 1902 | 18 | #843 | 0.07 |
| 1901 | 26 | #625 | 0.11 |
| 1900 | 20 | #854 | 0.07 |
| 1899 | 14 | #901 | 0.06 |
| 1898 | 26 | #649 | 0.10 |
| 1897 | 24 | #642 | 0.10 |
| 1896 | 19 | #750 | 0.08 |
| 1895 | 18 | #765 | 0.08 |
| 1894 | 14 | #842 | 0.06 |
| 1893 | 11 | #948 | 0.05 |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,422 | 0.03 |
| 1891 | 13 | #786 | 0.07 |
| 1890 | 13 | #786 | 0.07 |
| 1889 | 10 | #894 | 0.06 |
| 1888 | 7 | #1,115 | 0.04 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Rosalind a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Rosalind has been recorded only for girls: SSA lists no boys with the name in 138 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Rosalind: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Rosalind, and how old are they?
17,900 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 66% of the 27,136 Americans ever recorded as Rosalind. The median Rosalind alive today is 63 years old; half are between 50 and 73.
The 2020 Census counted 18,210 people named Rosalind (18,185 women and girls, 25 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 18,732 born in the U.S. The Census count is 3% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 1,760 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 7,970 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 4,240 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 1,190 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 708 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,980 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Rosalind born?
The states with the most babies named Rosalind are New York, California and Pennsylvania, with 36% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 4,335 | #1,629 | 1.9× |
| California | 2,137 | #1,725 | 1.0× |
| Pennsylvania | 1,319 | #859 | 0.8× |
| Illinois | 1,313 | #1,374 | 0.9× |
| Texas | 1,297 | #1,769 | 0.8× |
| Ohio | 1,035 | #1,653 | 0.8× |
| Michigan | 1,021 | #1,375 | 0.9× |
| Louisiana | 911 | not ranked | 1.6× |
| New Jersey | 801 | not ranked | 1.0× |
| Florida | 710 | not ranked | 1.0× |
Where Rosalind is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Rosalind is most over-represented in New York: since 1910 it was given 1.9 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Rosalind with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 29,239 babies since 1880, Rosalind is the most given (93% of them). In 2025 it was given to 140 of their 140 babies (100%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Rosalind
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Rosalind and names like it
- Compare Rosalind and RosilandBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1960sRosalind peaked in 1965.
- New York’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Rosalind since 1910.
- Germanic namesWiktionary’s origin for Rosalind: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1965The year the most babies were named Rosalind.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Rosalind alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with RMost given first.