Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Weak, tender or soft horse
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rosalyn
Pronunciation
r(o)-sal-yn, ros(a)-lyn
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1955 (rank #431, 423 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1047, 237 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 237 |
| 2024 | 303 |
| 2023 | 252 |
| 2022 | 290 |
| 2021 | 332 |
| 2020 | 322 |
| 2019 | 312 |
| 2018 | 313 |
| 2017 | 298 |
| 2016 | 283 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1271, 25 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #363, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #830, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #309, 10 births); most recent 2018 (rank #809, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #445, 8 births); most recent 2017 (rank #676, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence