Roselyn
Roselyn was the 979th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 259 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 593rd; the most babies were born in 2018 (459). Over the last ten years it has moved down 244 places. More babies were named Roselyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Rosaline / Rose + -lyn · English, Germanic
Say it RAHZ-uh-lin /ˈɹɑzəlɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #979 girls, down 251 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 259girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018459 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,556babies recorded
What does the name Roselyn mean?
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)
Nicknames for Roselyn
The usual nicknames for Roselyn are Rosie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Roselyn in the last five years, 283 were named Rosie, against 48 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie · also for Rose, Rosalie, Rosemary | Modern | #283 | 4,298 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Roselyns go by each one.
Roselyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #979 | 259 |
| 2020 | #728 | 383 |
| 2010 | #930 | 279 |
| 2000 | #2,969 | 48 |
| 1990 | #3,133 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,799 | 61 |
| 1970 | #1,981 | 43 |
| 1960 | #1,262 | 76 |
| 1950 | #934 | 92 |
| 1940 | #674 | 106 |
| 1930 | #595 | 134 |
| 1920 | #812 | 81 |
| 1910 | #1,501 | 11 |
| 1900 | #1,897 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Roselyn, counting every spelling?
Roselyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #621 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #979 for Roselyn 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 Roselyn?
259 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roselyn (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Roselyn 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 32 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Roselyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roselyn?
About 11,300 people born in the US named Roselyn are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 38. That makes Roselyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Roselyn by state
How common Roselyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (1.6×), Indiana (1.5×). In 20 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 Roselyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Roselyn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Roselyn · Sibling names for Roselyn
Questions about the name Roselyn
What does Roselyn mean?
Roselyn means “variant of Rosaline / Rose + -lyn” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Roselyn?
Roselyn was the 979th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 259 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 593rd; the most babies were born in 2018 (459). Over the last ten years it has moved down 244 places. More babies were named Roselyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Roselyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Roselyn in the US.
Where is Roselyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Roselyn was most common in Nevada (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Indiana.