Recorded 1913–1935 Girls' name Peak 1918 28 births

Roselma — girls' name

28 babies named Roselma in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s111930s5
1910s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Roselma was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Roselma in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roselma

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Roselma between 1913 and 1935, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roselma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roselma performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Roselma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roselma 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 28 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.

Roselma at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

28

Since 1913

23 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1913

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1935

Roselma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1913

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19351926192119181913 5

Roselma by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 43% of Roselma's all-time total
1910s121920s111930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roselma?
28 babies have been named Roselma since 1913. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Roselma most popular?
Roselma was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Roselma been used?
Roselma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 23 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Roselma?
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, 1913–1935 (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.