Rosaleen
Rosaleen was the 6504th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 1665th; the most babies were born in 2019 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 706 places. More babies were named Rosaleen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rosalyn) variant of Rosaline · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #6,504 girls, down 2,514 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201951 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,218babies recorded
What does the name Rosaleen mean?
Rosaleen is a spelling of Rosalyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Rosalyn's meaning and origin.
Rosalyn is listed by Wiktionary as a variant of Rosaline (Rosalind), a Germanic name from hros 'horse' and lind 'soft, tender', later reinterpreted as related to Rose. The -lyn spelling matches 20th-century American names such as Marilyn and Carolyn, and many parents treat it as Rose + Lynn. Rosalynn Carter, wife of President Jimmy Carter, used a similar spelling.
hros (Old High German, “horse”)lind (Old High German, “soft, tender”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Rosalind, Rosalynn, Roselyn, Rosalina.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rosalyn', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rosalind', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Rosaleen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,504 | 18 |
| 2020 | #3,990 | 36 |
| 2010 | #8,623 | 14 |
| 2000 | #11,559 | 8 |
| 1990 | #8,363 | 10 |
| 1980 | #7,970 | 8 |
| 1970 | #7,784 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,117 | 11 |
| 1950 | #4,248 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,281 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,285 | 15 |
| 1920 | #2,867 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rosaleen, counting every spelling?
Rosaleen is a spelling of Rosalyn, a name family that ranked #736 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,504 for Rosaleen on its own. Together these spellings went to 381 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalyn | 237 | #1,051 | 1,415 |
| Rosaline | 85 | #2,192 | 334 |
| Rosaleen | 18 | #6,504 | 100 |
| Rozalyn | 12 | #8,767 | 92 |
| Rosalin | 15 | #7,427 | 71 |
| Rozalynn | 8 | #11,732 | 50 |
| Rosalene | 6 | #14,583 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rosaleen?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rosaleen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rosaleen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rosaleen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rosaleen?
About 800 people born in the US named Rosaleen are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 8 and 62. That makes Rosaleen mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rosaleen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rosaleen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rosaleen
What does Rosaleen mean?
Rosaleen is a spelling of Rosalyn, which means “variant of Rosaline” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Rosaleen?
Rosaleen was the 6504th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 1665th; the most babies were born in 2019 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 706 places. More babies were named Rosaleen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rosaleen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rosaleen in the US.