Rosalyn

Meaning: Little rose, or rose garden
Origin: Variant of Rosaline (from Latin)

Girl's name · #1051 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Rosalyn belongs to an older America first — it reached #413 back in 1952 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1051. About 23,000 girls have carried it since 1899.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,309 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,136 in Canada (2024).

Famous Rosalyns

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow — American medical physicist (1921–2011)
Rosalyn Tureck — American pianist and harpsichordist (1914–2003)
Rosalyn Fairbank — South African tennis player
Rosalyn Higgins — British barrister, judge and scholar (born 1937)
Rosalyn Bryant — American sprinter

In stories & tradition

Rosalyn Lenz — Law & Order (TV series)

What Rosalyns become

Among 51 notable people named Rosalyn:

No single standout — notable Rosalyns spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Rosalynn (#1621), Rosalyn would rank around #743 with about 370 births last year — the newborns split about 65/35 between Rosalyn and Rosalynn.

Similar names: Rosalynn · Laurel · Rosalinda · Marjorie · Carolyn · Aileen

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