Rosamond
Rosamond is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Rosamond
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rosamond is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Rosamond
Rosamond first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 111 Rosamonds were born — ranking #641 that year. As of 2026, Rosamond ranks #9,108 for baby girls with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Rosamonds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Rosamond
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- Rosamond Carr (1912–2006), American humanitarian and author
- Rosamund Clifford (before 1150 – c. 1176), English mistress of King Henry II
- Rosamond Young Chapin (1895–1984), American soprano singer
- J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), Bahamian-American male composer and singer
- Rosamond Langbridge (1880–1964), Irish novelist, playwright and poet
- Rosamond Lehmann (1901–1990), British novelist
- Rosamond Marshall (1902–1957), American novelist
- Rosamond McKitterick (born 1949), British medieval historian
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Names that sound like Rosamond
Phonetically similar names — useful when Rosamond is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Rosamond
Rosamond is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Rosamond's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #641. Use the chart and map above to compare Rosamond'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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