Rosalina
Rosalina was the 681st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 417 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 871 places. More babies were named Rosalina in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Rosalind / Rosaline · Spanish, Italian, Germanic
Say it roh-zuh-LEE-nuh /ˌɹoʊzəˈlinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #681 girls, up 366 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 417girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025417 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,773babies recorded
What does the name Rosalina mean?
Rosalina is the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Rosaline or Rosalind. Rosalind comes from a Germanic name built from hros 'horse' and lind 'soft, tender' (or 'linden-wood shield'), but in Romance languages it was soon reinterpreted as rosa 'rose' plus a pet ending, and many parents hear it as 'little rose' or 'pretty rose' (rosa linda). That reading is a later association, not the origin. Rosalina is also a character in Nintendo's Super Mario games (from 2007).
hros (Old High German, “horse”)lind (Old High German, “soft, tender; linden-wood shield”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Other explanations you may read: Spanish rosa linda 'pretty rose'.
Related names: Rosalind, Rosaline, Rosalyn, Rosa.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rosalina', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rosalina' (Spanish section), 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)
Nicknames for Rosalina
The usual nicknames for Rosalina are Rosie and Lina. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Rosalina in the last five years, 262 were named Rosie, against 290 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie · also for Rose, Rosalie, Rosemary | Modern | #283 | 4,298 |
| Lina · also for Evelina, Adeline, Alina | Modern | #572 | 2,529 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Rosalinas go by each one.
Rosalina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #681 | 417 |
| 2020 | #1,047 | 240 |
| 2010 | #2,720 | 66 |
| 2000 | #3,325 | 41 |
| 1990 | #2,684 | 44 |
| 1980 | #2,476 | 39 |
| 1970 | #3,285 | 20 |
| 1960 | #2,005 | 33 |
| 1950 | #2,515 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,734 | 22 |
| 1930 | #2,193 | 16 |
| 1920 | #3,549 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rosalina, counting every spelling?
Rosalina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #676 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #681 for Rosalina on its own. Together these spellings went to 422 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalina | 417 | #681 | 1,641 |
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 Rosalina?
417 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rosalina (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rosalina 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 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rosalina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rosalina?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Rosalina are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 36. That makes Rosalina a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Rosalina by state
How common Rosalina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.6×), Kansas (2.6×), Washington (1.9×), Oregon (1.8×), Michigan (1.6×). In 21 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rosalina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rosalina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Rosalina · Sibling names for Rosalina
Questions about the name Rosalina
What does Rosalina mean?
Rosalina means “variant of Rosalind / Rosaline” (Spanish, Italian, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Rosalina?
Rosalina was the 681st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 417 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 871 places. More babies were named Rosalina in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rosalina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rosalina in the US.
Where is Rosalina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rosalina was most common in Arizona (0.52 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Washington.