Roslyn

#1,427 for girls in 2025, 151 births · Last seen for boys in 1949 at #3,690
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1927 · 301 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
18,647
since 1891

Roslyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Roslyn has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #396, 1927girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,427151—
2024#1,363167—
2023#1,446154—
2022#1,259190—
2021#1,379159—
2020#1,369159—
2019#1,239189—
2018#1,346167—
2017#1,303180—
2016#1,152218—
2015#1,311181—
2014#1,268190—
2013#1,351172—
2012#1,552141—
2011#1,564140—
2010#1,809113—
2009#2,06499—
2008#2,13794—
2007#2,56872—
2006#2,70166—
2005#2,70462—
2004#2,55665—
2003#2,88553—
2002#3,81034—
2001#2,76653—
2000#2,85450—
1999#2,99144—
1998#2,57053—
1997#2,97740—
1996#2,55849—
1995#2,08365—
1994#2,79743—
1993#1,94272—
1992#2,15662—
1991#2,21559—
1990#2,28955—
1989#1,94366—
1988#1,61480—
1987#1,96257—
1986#1,66970—
1985#1,60474—
1984#1,41482—
1983#1,58570—
1982#1,48980—
1981#1,40687—
1980#1,43385—
1979#1,33892—
1978#1,38684—
1977#1,102117—
1976#1,092111—
1975#1,21195—
1974#1,008119—
1973#890141—
1972#901139—
1971#859157—
1970#767188—
1969#708200—
1968#732181—
1967#705192—
1966#626232—
1965#569281—
1964#588283—
1963#615268—
1962#583288—
1961#568309—
1960#572296—
1959#533330—
1958#526341—
1957#523335—
1956#482376—
1955#534297—
1954#592233—
1953#575235—
1952#506277—
1951#533246—
1950#490271—
1949#570216#3,6905
1948#537238—
1947#538243—
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1945#544180—
1944#571164—
1943#537195—
1942#533195—
1941#534172—
1940#544160—
1939#549148—
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1937#612121—
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1934#533148—
1933#528145—
1932#485186—
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1930#407258—
1929#443221#3,9595
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1927#396301—
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1918#520177—
1917#507170—
1916#547147—
1915#593120—
1914#58295—
1913#64365—
1912#74745—
1911#70438—
1910#94121—
1909#99017—
1908#1,26111—
1907#1,14212—
1906#1,00214—
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1903#1,13710—
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First appearance
1891

The first year at least five girls were named Roslyn! It came in at #1,332, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1891–1898, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Roslyn is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #604 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,726 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedWIMichigan: #515 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,836 girlsMINew York: #252 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,289 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedINOhio: #569 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,839 girlsOHPennsylvania: #346 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,465 girlsPANew Jersey: #433 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,075 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #783 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,580 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #370 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,971 girlsVAMaryland: #231 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,727 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #582 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,809 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #372 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,051 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedALGeorgia: #527 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,100 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Roslyn, so not publishedTXFlorida: #335 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,693 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#231 · 1 in 1,727
  2. New York#252 · 1 in 2,289
  3. Florida#335 · 1 in 2,693
  4. Pennsylvania#346 · 1 in 4,465
  5. Virginia#370 · 1 in 3,971

Best ever in a state: #110 in New York, 1927.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#231131 in 1,727
New York#252621 in 2,289
Florida#335101 in 2,693
Pennsylvania#346231 in 4,465
Virginia#37091 in 3,971
Louisiana#372111 in 3,051
New Jersey#43361 in 7,075
Michigan#51581 in 8,836
Georgia#52761 in 7,100
Ohio#56981 in 10,839
North Carolina#58251 in 9,809
Illinois#60481 in 10,726
California#78391 in 12,580
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Roslyn
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 64 spots since 2024 (#1,363 → #1,427)
  • 58 spots since 2020 (#1,369 → #1,427)
  • 116 spots since 2015 (#1,311 → #1,427)
  • Biggest jump: 271 spots in 1909 (#1,261 → #990)
  • Biggest drop: 118 spots in 1974 (#890 → #1,008)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1891
  • Peaked 1927 at #396 (301 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 67 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1909–1973
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,962
  • Highest: 1 in 3,962 girls born in 1927 were named Roslyn (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,644 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 15.8% of all girls named Roslyn (2,941) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s11#1,332 (1891)#1,363
1900s106#926 (1905)#1,188
1910s1,061#497 (1919)#628
1920s2,507#396 (1927)#431
1930s1,679#407 (1930)#517
1940s1,957#533 (1942)#548
1950s2,941#482 (1956)#529
1960s2,530#568 (1961)#627
1970s1,243#767 (1970)#1,055
1980s751#1,406 (1981)#1,612
1990s542#1,942 (1993)#2,458
2000s648#2,064 (2009)#2,705
2010s1,691#1,152 (2016)#1,390
2020s980#1,259 (2022)#1,374

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Roslyn in 1949

girls
#570
216 births · 1 in 7,921 girls
boys
#3,690
5 births · 1 in 354,788 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #570Roslyn216

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #3,690Roslyn5
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 7,921 of them was named Roslyn, which outranked 90.6% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roslyn
  1. #567Cornelia217
  2. #567Joe217
  3. #567Madeleine217
  4. #570Roslyn216
  5. #570Consuelo216
  6. #570Dinah216
  7. #570Eddie216
  8. #574Sybil214
  9. #575Millie213
  10. #575Roxie213

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 354,788 of them was named Roslyn, which outranked 12.2% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roslyn
  1. #3,298Zan6
  2. #3,298Zed6
  3. #3,298Zollie6
  4. #3,690Roslyn5
  5. #3,690Abundio5
  6. #3,690Alberta5
  7. #3,690Aldine5

Tied with 515 names at #3,690; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949 →