Girls' name · peaked in 1942
Rosalind name popularity since 1925
24,083 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rosalind. Half of them were born in 1959 or earlier, so the typical Rosalind is about 67 years old in 2026. Rosalind peaked in 1942 as the #292 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 24,083
- Named Rosalind, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,521 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 24,083 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 2.54× its national share
Peak year is the year Rosalind made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rosalind births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1965. Measured as a share of all babies, Rosalind peaked in 1942.
- Fastest rise: Between 1934 and 1939, Rosalind became 2.7× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1977 and 1982, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 8,610 to 1 in 16,300.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rosalind's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rosalind.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rosalind in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 932 | – |
| 1930s | 1,855 | #513 |
| 1940s | 4,409 | #363 |
| 1950s | 5,331 | #433 |
| 1960s | 5,350 | #355 |
| 1970s | 2,168 | #758 |
| 1980s | 921 | #1,358 |
| 1990s | 535 | #2,833 |
| 2000s | 404 | #4,099 |
| 2010s | 1,252 | #1,536 |
| 2020–25 | 926 | #1,521 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.4% of babies named Rosalind from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Rosalind is most popular
The index compares Rosalind's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rosalind.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 2.54× | 911 |
| New York | 2.19× | 3,325 |
| Maryland | 1.94× | 593 |
| South Carolina | 1.37× | 383 |
| New Jersey | 1.30× | 714 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rosalind's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rosalind.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rosalind (1942).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data