# Rosaline (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rosaline/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Rosalyn, Roselyn, Rosalina, Rosalynn |
| US babies named this | 3,984 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 3,984 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 89, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

An elaborate form of Rosalie, or a simplified form of Rosalind.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 6,518 |
| 2012 | 14 | 8,548 |
| 2013 | 22 | 5,971 |
| 2014 | 33 | 4,433 |
| 2015 | 32 | 4,476 |
| 2016 | 43 | 3,650 |
| 2017 | 55 | 3,010 |
| 2018 | 45 | 3,482 |
| 2019 | 58 | 2,887 |
| 2020 | 46 | 3,384 |
| 2021 | 56 | 2,992 |
| 2022 | 70 | 2,550 |
| 2023 | 68 | 2,611 |
| 2024 | 55 | 3,005 |
| 2025 | 85 | 2,192 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 5,061 |
| 2010 | 7 | 3,156 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5,876 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4,003 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,096 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4,063 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,499 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3,192 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,927 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

## In other languages

- French: Roseline, Roselyne

## People named Rosaline

- Rosey Effiong, American athlete

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.