Rosaline
Rosaline is a fictional character mentioned in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. A Capulet, she is the cousin of Juliet, niece of Lord Capulet, and Romeo's original romantic interest.
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Meaning & Origin of Rosaline
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rosaline is a fictional character mentioned in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. A Capulet, she is the cousin of Juliet, niece of Lord Capulet, and Romeo's original romantic interest.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Rosaline
Rosaline first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1891, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1928: 88 births, good for #759 nationwide. As of 2026, Rosaline ranks #2,672 for baby girls with 65 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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About the name Rosaline
Rosaline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Rosaline's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #759. Use the chart and map above to compare Rosaline'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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