Girls' name · since 1891
Roslyn
Roslyn has 18,647 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,647
- born since 1891
- 1950s
- peak decade
Roslyn currently ranks #1428 among girls' names in America, with 18,647 babies recorded since 1891.
Social Security Administration records show Roslyn recorded 18,647 times among girls since 1891, holding rank #1428 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #1,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,428 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,647 born since 1891
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roslyn ranks #1,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,428 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,647 born since 1891, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,647
- born since 1891
- 1950s
- peak decade
Roslyn's 18,647 recorded births place it above 98.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Roslyn compares
18,647 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Roslyn's all-time total is 50x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roslyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,647 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 376 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roslyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roslyn's full recorded timeline at 1962, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 376 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roslyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 376
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Roslyn popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1929 (Roslyn as boys' name)
Roslyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,941 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Roslyn's strongest decade.
2,941 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Roslyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 106
1900s
106 births
- 1910s 1,061
1910s
1,061 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,507 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,679 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,957 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,941 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,530 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,243 births
- 1980s 751
1980s
751 births
- 1990s 542
1990s
542 births
- 2000s 648
2000s
648 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,691 births
- 2020s 980
2020s
980 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,941 births (16% of all-time use).
How Roslyn 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 Roslyn's total volume
Roslyn by state
Where Roslyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5,196 | 27.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 1,190 | 6.4% |
| #3 | California | | 912 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 828 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 651 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 607 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 486 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 481 | 2.6% |
5,196 of 18,647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Roslyn appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roslyn's data
- Roslyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,941 total births); usage has since declined to 980 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Roslyns (5,196 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 Roslyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Roslyn 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.