Roslyn
Roslyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Roslyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Roslyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Roslyn
The earliest SSA record of Roslyn as a baby girl name dates back to 1891, when 5 babies received it. 1956 was its biggest year on record, with 376 newborns named Roslyn — #482 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Roslyn ranks #1,347 for baby girls with 168 births, holding steady (-1%). All told, over 19K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Roslyn
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About the name Roslyn
Roslyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Roslyn's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #396. Use the chart and map above to compare Roslyn'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.