Roslyn

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

Girl's name · #1433 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Roslyn holds its lane: charted since 1891 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1433 in 2025). About 19,000 girls have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,391 in Canada (2024).

Famous Roslyns

Roslyn Kind — American actress, singer, and songwriter
Roslyn Gentle — Australian actress
Roslyn Mould — Ghanaian humanist
Roslyn Dundas — Australian politician
Roslyn Brogue — American pianist, violinist, music educator, classics scholar, poet, author and composer (1919–1981)

In stories & tradition

Roslyn — Northern Exposure (TV series)

What Roslyns become

Among 48 notable people named Roslyn:

Lawyers & judges appear 3.2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roslyn O. Silver, American judge (born 1946).

Similar names: Rosalynn · Millicent · Rosella · Dixie · Rosemarie · Evalyn

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