Rozelle
Rozelle is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Rozelle Claxton (1913–1995), American jazz pianist Rozelle Gayle (1919–1986), American jazz pianist, comic entertainer and actor Rozelle Scheepers, South African cricketer
Meaning & Origin of Rozelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rozelle is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Rozelle Claxton (1913–1995), American jazz pianist Rozelle Gayle (1919–1986), American jazz pianist, comic entertainer and actor Rozelle Scheepers, South African cricketer
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The Story of Rozelle
As a girl name
American parents first put Rozelle on the record books as a girl name in 1906, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 23 Rozelles were born — ranking #1,523 that year. About 29% of every Rozelle on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Rozelle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 492 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rozelle as a boy name dates back to 1918, when 6 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Rozelle — #4,420 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Rozelle on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Rozelle last appeared in the published SSA data in 1997, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 33 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Rozelle
Rozelle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 492 births in the dataset. Rozelle's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,523. Use the chart and map above to compare Rozelle'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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