Roselynn
A feminine name combining "rose" with the suffix "-lynn", meaning beautiful flower.
Name Census estimates that about 2,716 living Americans carry the first name Roselynn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Roselynn today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Roselynn births was 2019 (198 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Roselynn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Roselynn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Roselynn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.7K
~ 1 in 126,198 Americans
Peak year
2019
198 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,531
Tracked since 1936
Census
Roselynn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,735 people with the first name Roselynn, which placed it at #8,370 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,370
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,735 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
50.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Roselynn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Roselynn is White at 50.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (27.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Roselynn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Roselynn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White50.7% · 880
- Hispanic or Latino27.8% · 482
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.3% · 144
- Two or more races6.1% · 105
- Black or African American4.4% · 76
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.8% · 48
Popularity
Roselynn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Roselynn from the 1930s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,169 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Roselynn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Roselynn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Roselynn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Roselynns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 25 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Roselynn, while Kansas, Colorado, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 49 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Roselynn
The name Roselynn is of English origin, derived from the combination of the words "rose" and "linn" (meaning "pool" or "lake"). It first emerged in the late 18th century as a feminine variation of the more common name Rosalind.
In its earliest form, the name was likely influenced by the romantic medieval tales featuring the character Rosalind, a beloved heroine from Shakespeare's play "As You Like It". The addition of "lynn" to the name may have been an attempt to create a more melodic and lyrical version of the name.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Roselynn dates back to 1792 when it appears in a parish record from the county of Somerset, England. However, it did not gain widespread popularity until the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Roselynn. One of the most famous was Roselynn Carter (née Smith, born 1927), the wife of former United States President Jimmy Carter. She served as the First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was known for her advocacy work in support of mental health initiatives.
Another notable Roselynn was Roselynn Sizemore (1909-2005), an American country music singer and songwriter from Virginia. She is best known for her hit song "Lukka Coo Coo Paluka," which became a popular novelty song in the 1940s.
In the literary world, Roselynn Drexler (born 1926) is an American novelist and playwright. Her novel "I Am the Beautiful Stranger" (1965) was one of the first mainstream novels to explore the experiences of a transgender woman.
Roselynn Kachuk (born 1955) is a Canadian artist and sculptor, known for her large-scale public art installations featuring intricate metalwork designs inspired by nature.
Lastly, Roselynn Hoskins (1943-2003) was an American activist and community organizer from Chicago. She played a crucial role in the civil rights movement and worked tirelessly to promote social justice and equal rights for underrepresented communities.
People
Roselynn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Roselynn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Roselynn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roselynn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,716 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Roselynn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 126,198 US residents.
Is Roselynn a common name?
We classify Roselynn as "Rare". It ranks above 94.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,837 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Roselynn most popular?
The single biggest year for Roselynn was 2019, when 198 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Roselynn is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Roselynn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,735 people with the name Roselynn, or 0.57 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,370 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Roselynn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Roselynn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Roselynn appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,736 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Roselynn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Roselynn is White at 50.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (27.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Roselynn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Roselynn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.7% (880 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Roselynn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Roselynn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Roselynn in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Roselynn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Roselynn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Roselynn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Roselynn?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.