Rosalyn

“Variant of Rosaline — Little rose, or rose garden” — Latin via French origin

Girl's name · #1051 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Rosalyn belongs to an older America first — it reached #413 back in 1952 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1051. About 23,000 girls have carried it since 1899. Together with its spelling variant Rosalynn (#1621), Rosalyn would rank around #743 with about 370 births last year — the newborns split about 65/35 between Rosalyn and Rosalynn.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,400 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 10,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rosalyns

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow — American medical physicist (1921-2011)
Rosalyn Tureck — American pianist and harpsichordist (1914–2003)
Rosalyn Fairbank — South African tennis player
Rosalyn Higgins — British barrister, judge and scholar (born 1937)
Rosalyn Bryant — American sprinter

In stories & tradition

Rosalyn Lenz — Law & Order

What Rosalyns become

Among 51 notable people named Rosalyn:

No single standout — notable Rosalyns spread across many fields.

Similar names: Rosalynn · Laurel · Rosalia · Jayne · Carolyn · Madalynn

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