US rank #1033 Girls' name Peak 2018 14,294 births

Roselyn — #1033 US girls' name

14,294 babies named Roselyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1033
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2018
Single peak year

459 babies were named Roselyn in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roselyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,294 babies named Roselyn between 1894 and 2024, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roselyn currently holds the #1033 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 459 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roselyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,614 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Roselyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,035 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Roselyn in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roselyn 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 14,294 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.

Roselyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

14,294

Since 1894

131 years of records

Peak year

2018

459 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,033

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1894

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2024

Roselyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1894

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
459
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
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Roselyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,614 births that decade — 25% of Roselyn's all-time total
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Roselyn by state

Where Roselyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Roselyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,035 14.2%
#2 New York
1,329 9.3%
#3 Texas
1,146 8.0%
#4 Illinois
562 3.9%
#5 Florida
513 3.6%
#6 Ohio
404 2.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
385 2.7%
#8 Indiana
363 2.5%
California share of Roselyn's total US births 14.2%
Even split

2,035 of 14,294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Roselyn appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roselyn?
14,294 babies have been named Roselyn since 1894. It currently ranks #1033 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 459 births.
When was Roselyn most popular?
Roselyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,614 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Roselyn most popular?
The top states for the name Roselyn are California (2,035 births), New York (1,329 births), Texas (1,146 births).
How long has the name Roselyn been used?
Roselyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 131 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Roselyn?
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.

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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, 1894–2024 (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.