Recorded 1966–2015 Girls' name Peak 2005 32 births

Rossalyn — girls' name

32 babies named Rossalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51990s52000s172010s5
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Rossalyn was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rossalyn in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rossalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Rossalyn between 1966 and 2015, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rossalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rossalyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rossalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rossalyn 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 32 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.

Rossalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

32

Since 1966

50 years of records

Peak year

2005

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1966

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2015

Rossalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1966

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4.555.566.5 201520072006200519941966 5

Rossalyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 53% of Rossalyn's all-time total
1960s51990s52000s172010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rossalyn?
32 babies have been named Rossalyn since 1966. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Rossalyn most popular?
Rossalyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Rossalyn been used?
Rossalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 50 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Rossalyn?
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, 1966–2015 (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.