Girls' name · since 1935
Rosalynn
3,533 babies named Rosalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,614 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,533
- born since 1935
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rosalynn currently ranks #1614 among girls' names in America, with 3,533 babies recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Rosalynn recorded 3,533 times among girls since 1935, holding rank #1614 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2025.
- #3,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,614 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,533 born since 1935
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosalynn ranks #3,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,614 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,533 born since 1935, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,614 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,533
- born since 1935
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rosalynn's 3,533 recorded births place it above 95.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rosalynn compares
3,533 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Rosalynn's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosalynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,533 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 171 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rosalynn's full recorded timeline at 1982, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 171 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rosalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Rosalynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,143 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Rosalynn's strongest decade.
1,143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Rosalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 104
1940s
104 births
- 1950s 119
1950s
119 births
- 1960s 157
1960s
157 births
- 1970s 311
1970s
311 births
- 1980s 313
1980s
313 births
- 1990s 190
1990s
190 births
- 2000s 339
2000s
339 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,143 births
- 2020s
2020s
835 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,143 births (32% of all-time use).
How Rosalynn 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 Rosalynn's total volume
Rosalynn by state
Where Rosalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 345 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 259 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 124 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 82 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 81 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 66 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 63 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 58 | 1.6% |
345 of 3,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Rosalynn appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rosalynn's data
- Rosalynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,143 total births) through the 2020s (835) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rosalynns (345 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rosalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1935–2025 (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 Rosalynn 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.