Girls' name · since 1966
Rossalyn
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.
- #40,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rossalyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Rossalyn recorded 32 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2015.
- #40,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rossalyn ranks #40,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #40,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rossalyn's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rossalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rossalyn splits its recorded history at 2006: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rossalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2015
- Peak year (2005)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Rossalyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Rossalyn's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Rossalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Rossalyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rossalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1966–2015 (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 Rossalyn 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.