Rosalind

Meaning: Gentle horse, traditionally read as lovely rose
Origin: Germanic

Girl's name · #1521 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Rosalind — on the books since 1888, #1521 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 27,000 girls have carried the name since.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Rosalind ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,639 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,668 in Canada (2025) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #3,378 in Austria (2024) · #10,679 in Ecuador (2023) · #628 in Ireland (2020) · #666 in Scotland (2017) · #363 in New Zealand (1972).

Famous Rosalinds

Rosalind Franklin — British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)
Rosalind Russell — American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter and singer (1907–1976)
Rosalind Chao — American actress (born 1957)
Rosalind Eleazar — English actress (born 1988)
Rosalind Hicks — Agatha Christie's daughter (1919–2004)

In stories & tradition

Rosalind — Character in As You Like It
Rosalind Lutece — BioShock Infinite (video game)
Rosalind Bromleigh — The Crinoline Girl (musical stage work)

What Rosalinds become

Among 205 notable people named Rosalind:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rosalind Franklin, British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958).

Similar names: Rosalinda · Millicent · Rosaline · Geneva · Robbie · Rae

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