US rank #2379 Girls' name Peak 2000 15,538 births

Rosalinda — #2379 US girls' name

15,538 babies named Rosalinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s521930s1441940s12791950s25181960s25221970s22011980s20071990s14192000s18662010s10212020s484
#2379
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Rosalinda was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

334 babies were named Rosalinda in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosalinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 15,538 babies named Rosalinda between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosalinda currently holds the #2379 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 334 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosalinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 2,522 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rosalinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7,184 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosalinda in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosalinda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15,538 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rosalinda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

15,538

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2000

334 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#2,379

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rosalinda popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
334
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420101996198219681954194019261914 8

Rosalinda popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1981 (Rosalinda as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1981 5

Rosalinda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
2,522 births that decade — 16% of Rosalinda's all-time total
1910s251920s521930s1441940s12791950s25181960s25221970s22011980s20071990s14192000s18662010s10212020s484

Rosalinda by state

Where Rosalinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rosalinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7,184 46.2%
#2 California
3,486 22.4%
#3 Illinois
501 3.2%
#4 Arizona
385 2.5%
#5 Florida
346 2.2%
#6 New York
268 1.7%
#7 Washington
117 0.8%
#8 Michigan
84 0.5%
Texas share of Rosalinda's total US births 46.2%
Even split

7,184 of 15,538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Rosalinda appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosalinda?
15,538 babies have been named Rosalinda since 1914. It currently ranks #2379 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 334 births.
When was Rosalinda most popular?
Rosalinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 2,522 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Rosalinda most popular?
The top states for the name Rosalinda are Texas (7,184 births), California (3,486 births), Illinois (501 births).
How long has the name Rosalinda been used?
Rosalinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosalinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rose, Rosa, Rosemary, Rosie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.