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Roslyn

Girl

Meaning of Roslyn: English: 'gentle horse'

Roslyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1391st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1391

151 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,657

First recorded 1891 · peak 1956

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 87 babies1982: 80 babies1983: 70 babies1984: 82 babies1985: 74 babies1986: 70 babies1987: 57 babies1988: 80 babies1989: 66 babies1990: 55 babies19901991: 59 babies1992: 62 babies1993: 72 babies1994: 43 babies1995: 65 babies1996: 49 babies1997: 40 babies1998: 53 babies1999: 44 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 34 babies2003: 53 babies2004: 65 babies2005: 62 babies2006: 66 babies2007: 72 babies2008: 94 babies2009: 99 babies2010: 113 babies20102011: 140 babies2012: 141 babies2013: 172 babies2014: 190 babies2015: 181 babies2016: 218 babies2017: 180 babies2018: 167 babies2019: 189 babies2020: 159 babies20202021: 159 babies2022: 190 babies2023: 154 babies2024: 167 babies2025: 151 babies
US babies named Roslyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 218.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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