Rozalyn
Rozalyn was the 8767th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3835th with 40 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,807 places. More babies were named Rozalyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rosalyn) variant of Rosaline · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #8,767 girls, down 4,035 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201340 babies
- Total since 1880
- 870babies recorded
What does the name Rozalyn mean?
Rozalyn 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)
Rozalyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,767 | 12 |
| 2020 | #4,732 | 28 |
| 2010 | #4,581 | 32 |
| 2000 | #12,858 | 7 |
| 1990 | #8,369 | 10 |
| 1980 | #6,663 | 10 |
| 1970 | #9,012 | 5 |
| 1960 | #4,704 | 9 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rozalyn, counting every spelling?
Rozalyn is a spelling of Rosalyn, a name family that ranked #736 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,767 for Rozalyn 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 Rozalyn?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rozalyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rozalyn 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rozalyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rozalyn?
About 800 people born in the US named Rozalyn are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 33. That makes Rozalyn 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.
Rozalyn by state
How common Rozalyn 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 Rozalyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rozalyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rozalyn
What does Rozalyn mean?
Rozalyn is a spelling of Rosalyn, which means “variant of Rosaline” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Rozalyn?
Rozalyn was the 8767th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3835th with 40 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,807 places. More babies were named Rozalyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rozalyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rozalyn in the US.
Where is Rozalyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rozalyn was most common in Michigan (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.