Girls' name · since 1894
Roselle
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 2,090 babies named Roselle, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,090
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,090 babies have been named Roselle since 1894, making it today's #9486 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Roselle recorded 2,090 times among girls since 1894, holding rank #9486 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #4,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,486 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,090 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roselle ranks #4,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,486 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,090 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,090
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roselle's 2,090 recorded births place it above 93.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Roselle compares
2,090 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Roselle's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roselle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,090 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roselle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roselle's full recorded timeline at 1957, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roselle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Roselle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (353 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Roselle's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Roselle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 30
1890s
30 births
- 1900s 92
1900s
92 births
- 1910s
1910s
286 births
- 1920s
1920s
353 births
- 1930s
1930s
218 births
- 1940s
1940s
193 births
- 1950s
1950s
234 births
- 1960s
1960s
164 births
- 1970s
1970s
146 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 117
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 353 births (17% of all-time use).
How Roselle 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 Roselle's total volume
Roselle by state
Where Roselle concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 171 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 29 | 1.4% |
| #3 | California | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 8 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.2% |
171 of 2,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Roselle appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roselle's data
- Roselle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (353 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Roselles (171 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Roselle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Roselle 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.