Recorded 1940–1987 Girls' name Peak 1947 202 births

Roselinda — girls' name

202 babies named Roselinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s371950s501960s361970s421980s37
1950s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Roselinda was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

11 babies were named Roselinda in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roselinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Roselinda between 1940 and 1987, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roselinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roselinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Roselinda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Roselinda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roselinda 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 202 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.

Roselinda at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

202

Since 1940

48 years of records

Peak year

1947

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1940

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1987

Roselinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1940

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1947)
11
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 198719811975197019621954195019461940 6

Roselinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
50 births that decade — 25% of Roselinda's all-time total
1940s371950s501960s361970s421980s37

Roselinda by state

Where Roselinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Roselinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 5.0%
#2 California
5 2.5%
#3 New York
5 2.5%
Texas share of Roselinda's total US births 5.0%
Even split

10 of 202 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roselinda?
202 babies have been named Roselinda since 1940. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1947 with 11 births.
When was Roselinda most popular?
Roselinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Roselinda most popular?
The top states for the name Roselinda are Texas (10 births), California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Roselinda been used?
Roselinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 48 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Roselinda?
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, 1940–1987 (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.