Girls' name · since 1914
Rosalinda
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 15,628 babies named Rosalinda, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,160 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,628
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rosalinda is the #2160 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15,628 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Rosalinda recorded 15,628 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #2160 nationally today, ahead of 88% 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 1914 to 2025.
- #1,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,160 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,628 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosalinda ranks #1,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,160 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,628 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,160 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,628
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rosalinda's 15,628 recorded births place it above 98.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rosalinda compares
15,628 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Rosalinda's all-time total is 42x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosalinda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,628 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 334 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosalinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rosalinda's full recorded timeline at 1973, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 334 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rosalinda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 334
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Rosalinda popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1981 (Rosalinda as boys' name)
Rosalinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,522 births, 16% of the file).
1960s was Rosalinda's strongest decade.
2,522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Rosalinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s 52
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 144
1930s
144 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,279 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,518 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,522 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,201 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,006 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,420 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,867 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,022 births
- 2020s 572
2020s
572 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,522 births (16% of all-time use).
How Rosalinda 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 Rosalinda's total volume
Rosalinda by state
Where Rosalinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,204 | 46.1% |
| #2 | California | | 3,503 | 22.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 501 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 390 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 357 | 2.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 268 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 117 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 84 | 0.5% |
7,204 of 15,628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Rosalinda appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosalinda's data
- Rosalinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,522 total births); usage has since declined to 572 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rosalindas (7,204 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rosalinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Rosalinda 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.