Recorded 1915–2023 Girls' name Peak 1949 795 births

Rosellen — girls' name

795 babies named Rosellen in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s1371930s1161940s1721950s1741960s851970s201980s171990s142010s102020s15
1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Rosellen was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

25 babies were named Rosellen in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosellen

The Social Security Administration has registered 795 babies named Rosellen between 1915 and 2023, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosellen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosellen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Rosellen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosellen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosellen 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 795 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.

Rosellen at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

795

Since 1915

109 years of records

Peak year

1949

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1915

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rosellen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1915

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1949)
25
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
051015202530 202319841963195419451936192719181915 7

Rosellen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
174 births that decade — 22% of Rosellen's all-time total
1910s351920s1371930s1161940s1721950s1741960s851970s201980s171990s142010s102020s15

Rosellen by state

Where Rosellen concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rosellen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 1.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
7 0.9%
New York share of Rosellen's total US births 1.3%
Even split

10 of 795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosellen?
795 babies have been named Rosellen since 1915. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1949 with 25 births.
When was Rosellen most popular?
Rosellen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Rosellen most popular?
The top states for the name Rosellen are New York (10 births), Pennsylvania (7 births).
How long has the name Rosellen been used?
Rosellen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 109 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rosellen?
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, 1915–2023 (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.