Girls' name · since 1940
Rosslyn
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 790 babies named Rosslyn, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,069 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 790
- born since 1940
- 2010s
- peak decade
790 babies have been named Rosslyn since 1940, making it today's #12069 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosslyn has been recorded 790 times among girls since 1940, currently ranked #12069 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #8,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,069 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 790 born since 1940
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rosslyn ranks #8,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,069 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 790 born since 1940, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,069 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 790
- born since 1940
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rosslyn's 790 recorded births place it above 87.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rosslyn compares
790 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Rosslyn's all-time total is 110% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rosslyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 790 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rosslyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rosslyn's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rosslyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Rosslyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (239 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Rosslyn's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Rosslyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 59
1940s
59 births
- 1950s 86
1950s
86 births
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
239 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 239 births (30% of all-time use).
How Rosslyn 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 Rosslyn's total volume
Rosslyn by state
Where Rosslyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
43 of 790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Rosslyn's data
- Rosslyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rosslyns (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rosslyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Rosslyn 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.