Roslyn
Roslyn was the 1433rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 397th; the most babies were born in 1956 (376). Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Roslyn in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,433 girls, down 61 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 151girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956376 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,657babies recorded
Roslyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1929.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,433 | 151 |
| 2020 | #1,372 | 159 |
| 2010 | #1,814 | 113 |
| 2000 | #2,892 | 50 |
| 1990 | #2,310 | 55 |
| 1980 | #1,446 | 85 |
| 1970 | #767 | 188 |
| 1960 | #572 | 296 |
| 1950 | #490 | 271 |
| 1940 | #545 | 160 |
| 1930 | #409 | 258 |
| 1920 | #460 | 216 |
| 1910 | #965 | 21 |
| 1900 | #2,182 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Roslyn, counting every spelling?
Roslyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,008 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,433 for Roslyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 237 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roslyn | 151 | #1,433 | 821 |
| Rozlyn | 33 | #4,333 | 205 |
| Roslynn | 35 | #4,152 | 156 |
| Rozlynn | 18 | #6,505 | 105 |
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 Roslyn?
151 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roslyn (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Roslyn 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 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Roslyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roslyn?
About 11,700 people born in the US named Roslyn are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 20 and 70. That makes Roslyn a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Roslyn by state
How common Roslyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (4.5×), Colorado (2.7×), Kentucky (2.3×). In 24 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 Roslyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Roslyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Roslyn
How popular is the name Roslyn?
Roslyn was the 1433rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 397th; the most babies were born in 1956 (376). Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Roslyn in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Roslyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Roslyn in the US.
Where is Roslyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Roslyn was most common in Washington (0.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Kentucky.