Rosalinda
Rosalinda or Roselinda is a female given name of Old German origin, and is also thought to be a name of Spanish origin. It is both a combination of the name Linda and Rosa, the Spanish form of Rose, and a name from which the diminutive Linda arose. In Old German, the name meant horse serpent.
- Spanish
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Rosalinda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rosalinda or Roselinda is a female given name of Old German origin, and is also thought to be a name of Spanish origin. It is both a combination of the name Linda and Rosa, the Spanish form of Rose, and a name from which the diminutive Linda arose. In Old German, the name meant horse serpent.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
The Story of Rosalinda
The earliest SSA record of Rosalinda as a baby girl name dates back to 1914, when 8 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 334 newborns named Rosalinda — #701 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Rosalinda ranks #2,316 for baby girls with 80 births, gradually falling (-13%). All told, over 16K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rosalinda
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About the name Rosalinda
Rosalinda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Rosalinda's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #464. Use the chart and map above to compare Rosalinda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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