Girls' name · since 1894
Roselyn
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 14,556 babies named Roselyn, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #979 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,556
- born since 1894
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roselyn is the #979 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 14,556 recorded since 1894.
Roselyn has 14,556 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #979 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #1,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #979 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,556 born since 1894
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roselyn ranks #1,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #979 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,556 born since 1894, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #979 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,556
- born since 1894
- 2010s
- peak decade
Roselyn's 14,556 recorded births place it above 98.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Roselyn compares
14,556 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Roselyn's all-time total is 39x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roselyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 459 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roselyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roselyn splits its recorded history at 1963: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 459 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roselyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 459
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Roselyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,615 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Roselyn's strongest decade.
3,615 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Roselyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 62
1900s
62 births
- 1910s 492
1910s
492 births
- 1920s 1,043
1920s
1,043 births
- 1930s 1,011
1930s
1,011 births
- 1940s 1,007
1940s
1,007 births
- 1950s 924
1950s
924 births
- 1960s 644
1960s
644 births
- 1970s 420
1970s
420 births
- 1980s 436
1980s
436 births
- 1990s 440
1990s
440 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,548 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,615 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,903 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,615 births (25% of all-time use).
How Roselyn 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 Roselyn's total volume
Roselyn by state
Where Roselyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,064 | 14.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,339 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,180 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 573 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 532 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 416 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 399 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 370 | 2.5% |
2,064 of 14,556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Roselyn appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roselyn's data
- Roselyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,615 total births) through the 2020s (1,903) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Roselyns (2,064 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Roselyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
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 Roselyn 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.