Rosalind

“Gentle horse; folk-linked to lovely rose” — Proto-Germanic origin

Girl's name · #1518 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Rosalind has appeared in US records since 1888 — best rank #292 (1942) · 27,136 babies named Rosalind all-time · 1 in 11,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 14,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rosalinds

Rosalind Franklin — British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)
Rosalind Russell — American actress (1907–1976)
Rosalind Chao — American actress
Rosalind Picard — American computer scientist
Rosalind E. Krauss — American art historian

In stories & tradition

Rosalind — As You Like It
Rosalind Lutece — BioShock Infinite · BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea
Rosalind Bromleigh — The Crinoline Girl

What Rosalinds become

Among 204 notable people named Rosalind:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rosalind Franklin, British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958).

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