Recorded 1942–1985 Girls' name Peak 1942 30 births

Rozalind — girls' name

30 babies named Rozalind in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s51960s51980s5
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Rozalind was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

5 babies were named Rozalind in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rozalind

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Rozalind between 1942 and 1985, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rozalind currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rozalind performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rozalind shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rozalind 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 30 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.

Rozalind at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

30

Since 1942

44 years of records

Peak year

1942

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1942

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1985

Rozalind popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1942

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1942)
5
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
5 198519611952194919481942 5

Rozalind by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 50% of Rozalind's all-time total
1940s151950s51960s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rozalind?
30 babies have been named Rozalind since 1942. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1942 with 5 births.
When was Rozalind most popular?
Rozalind was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Rozalind been used?
Rozalind has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 44 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Rozalind?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rozella, Rozlyn, Rozanne, Rozalyn, 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, 1942–1985 (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.