Recorded 1935–1961 Girls' name Peak 1961 11 births

Rosel — girls' name

11 babies named Rosel in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51960s6
1960s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Rosel was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rosel in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosel

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Rosel between 1935 and 1961, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosel performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rosel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosel 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 11 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.

Rosel at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

11

Since 1935

27 years of records

Peak year

1961

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1935

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1961

Rosel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1935

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1961)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 19611935 5

Rosel by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
6 births that decade — 55% of Rosel's all-time total
1930s51960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosel?
11 babies have been named Rosel since 1935. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1961 with 6 births.
When was Rosel most popular?
Rosel was most popular in the 1960s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Rosel been used?
Rosel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 27 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Rosel?
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.

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, 1935–1961 (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.