US rank #9015 Girls' name Peak 2015 783 births

Rosslyn — #9015 US girls' name

783 babies named Rosslyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s591950s861960s1061970s631980s221990s272000s962010s2392020s85
#9015
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Rosslyn was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

33 babies were named Rosslyn in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosslyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 783 babies named Rosslyn between 1940 and 2024, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosslyn currently holds the #9015 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosslyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Rosslyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosslyn in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosslyn 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 783 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.

Rosslyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

783

Since 1940

85 years of records

Peak year

2015

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,015

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1940

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rosslyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1940

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
33
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
010203040 202420152006199019751965195619451940 9

Rosslyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
239 births that decade — 31% of Rosslyn's all-time total
1940s591950s861960s1061970s631980s221990s272000s962010s2392020s85

Rosslyn by state

Where Rosslyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Rosslyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 5.5%
#2 Texas
10 1.3%
#3 Ohio
5 0.6%
#4 Virginia
5 0.6%
California share of Rosslyn's total US births 5.5%
Even split

43 of 783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosslyn?
783 babies have been named Rosslyn since 1940. It currently ranks #9015 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 33 births.
When was Rosslyn most popular?
Rosslyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Rosslyn most popular?
The top states for the name Rosslyn are California (43 births), Texas (10 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Rosslyn been used?
Rosslyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 85 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rosslyn?
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, 1940–2024 (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.