Recorded 1915–2020 Unisex name Peak 1955 586 births

Rozell — boys' name

586 babies named Rozell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s921930s771940s951950s1001960s631970s531980s401990s222000s52020s6
1950s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Rozell was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

17 babies were named Rozell in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rozell

The Social Security Administration has registered 586 babies named Rozell between 1915 and 2020, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rozell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Rozell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 350 additional births since 1913.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rozell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Rozell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Rozell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rozell 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 586 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.

Rozell at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

586

Since 1915

106 years of records

Peak year

1955

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1915

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2020

Rozell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1915

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1955)
17
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
05101520 202019841973196219531944193419251915 5

Rozell popularity over time — girls

350 total births recorded since 1913 (Rozell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 350 births
05101520 19581949193819331928192319181913 7

Rozell by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
100 births that decade — 17% of Rozell's all-time total
1910s331920s921930s771940s951950s1001960s631970s531980s401990s222000s52020s6

Rozell by state

Where Rozell concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rozell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
21 3.6%
#2 Ohio
5 0.9%
Alabama share of Rozell's total US births 3.6%
Even split

21 of 586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rozell?
586 babies have been named Rozell since 1915. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1955 with 17 births.
When was Rozell most popular?
Rozell was most popular in the 1950s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Rozell most popular?
The top states for the name Rozell are Alabama (21 births), Ohio (5 births).
Is Rozell a unisex name?
Yes, Rozell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 586 births, and as a girl's name it has 350 births.
How long has the name Rozell been used?
Rozell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 106 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Rozell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rozay, Rozelle, Rozen, Rozier, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–2020 (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.