Roseline
Roseline was the 5873rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 1478th; the most babies were born in 2022 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,339 places. More babies were named Roseline in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Roselyn) variant of Rosaline / Rose + -lyn · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #5,873 girls, up 409 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202233 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,400babies recorded
What does the name Roseline mean?
Roseline is a spelling of Roselyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Roselyn's meaning and origin.
Roselyn is listed by Wiktionary as a variant of Rosaline. Rosaline and Rosalind come from a Germanic name built from hros 'horse' and lind 'soft, tender' (or 'shield'), later reinterpreted as a form of Rose. Many modern American bearers probably have it as a blend of Rose (Latin rosa) and the -lyn ending. It has been used in the US since the 1890s.
hros (Old High German, “horse”)lind (Old High German, “soft, tender”)rosa (Latin, “rose”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Rosalyn, Rosaline, Rosalind, Rose.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Roselyn', 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)
Roseline popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,873 | 21 |
| 2020 | #6,282 | 19 |
| 2010 | #10,324 | 11 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #7,743 | 11 |
| 1980 | #8,850 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,703 | 9 |
| 1950 | #5,185 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,087 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,653 | 24 |
| 1920 | #1,621 | 27 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Roseline, counting every spelling?
Roseline is a spelling of Roselyn, a name family that ranked #621 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,873 for Roseline on its own. Together these spellings went to 473 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roselyn | 259 | #979 | 1,520 |
| Roselynn | 146 | #1,476 | 743 |
| Roseline | 21 | #5,873 | 137 |
| Roselin | 14 | #7,828 | 77 |
| Rosselyn | 8 | #11,728 | 46 |
| Roselyne | 6 | #14,587 | 40 |
| Roselynne | 9 | #10,751 | 27 |
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 Roseline?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roseline (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Roseline 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Roseline.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roseline?
About 800 people born in the US named Roseline are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 9 and 55. That makes Roseline 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.
Roseline by state
How common Roseline was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Roseline: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Roseline, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Roseline
What does Roseline mean?
Roseline is a spelling of Roselyn, which means “variant of Rosaline / Rose + -lyn” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Roseline?
Roseline was the 5873rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 1478th; the most babies were born in 2022 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,339 places. More babies were named Roseline in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Roseline a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Roseline in the US.
Where is Roseline most popular?
In 2021–2025, Roseline was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.