Girls' name · since 1888
Rosalind
Rosalind has 27,136 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,136
- born since 1888
- 1960s
- peak decade
27,136 babies have been named Rosalind since 1888, making it today's #1518 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rosalind recorded 27,136 times among girls since 1888, holding rank #1518 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, 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 1888 to 2025.
- #889 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,518 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,136 born since 1888
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosalind ranks #889 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,518 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,136 born since 1888, peaking in the 1960s.
- #889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,136
- born since 1888
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rosalind's 27,136 recorded births place it above 98.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rosalind compares
27,136 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rosalind's all-time total is 72x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosalind | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,136 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 652 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosalind's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rosalind's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 652, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rosalind popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 652
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Rosalind by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,350 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Rosalind's strongest decade.
5,350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Rosalind births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s 158
1890s
158 births
- 1900s 314
1900s
314 births
- 1910s 1,403
1910s
1,403 births
- 1920s 2,093
1920s
2,093 births
- 1930s 1,855
1930s
1,855 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,409 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,331 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,350 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,168 births
- 1980s 921
1980s
921 births
- 1990s 535
1990s
535 births
- 2000s 404
2000s
404 births
- 2010s 1,252
2010s
1,252 births
- 2020s 926
2020s
926 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,350 births (20% of all-time use).
How Rosalind compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rosalind's total volume
Rosalind by state
Where Rosalind concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 4,335 | 16.0% |
| #2 | California | | 2,137 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,319 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,313 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 1,297 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,035 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,021 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 911 | 3.4% |
4,335 of 27,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Rosalind appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosalind's data
- Rosalind's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,350 total births); usage has since declined to 926 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rosalinds (4,335 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rosalind: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Rosalind 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.