Girls' name · since 1935
Rosel
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Rosel, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #54,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rosel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1935.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosel has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1935, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1961.
- #54,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosel ranks #54,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #54,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rosel's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rosel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rosel's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rosel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1961
- Peak year (1961)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Rosel by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1960s was Rosel's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Rosel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rosel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1935–1961 (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 Rosel 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.