Roslyn

Meaning: Rose
Origin: Latin — Variant of Rosaline, influenced by the Scottish place name Roslin

Girl's name · #1433 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Roslyn holds its lane: charted since 1891 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1433 in 2025). About 19,000 girls have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,974 in Canada (2025) · #9,029 in Ecuador (2025) · #20,494 in Italy (2024) · #790 in Scotland (2024) · #4,193 in England & Wales (2024) · #856 in Ireland (2023) · #6,876 in France (2023) · #327 in New Zealand (1983) · #97 in Australia (QLD) (1969) · #98 in Australia (NSW) (1967).

Famous Roslyns

Roslyn Kind — American actress and singer (born 1951)
Roslyn Packer — Australian philanthropist (born 1937)
Roslyn Gentle — Australian actress (born 1950)
Roslyn Clark Artis — American academic administrator (born 1970)
Roslyn Litman — American lawyer and civil libertarian (1928–2016)

In stories & tradition

Roslyn — Northern Exposure (TV series)

What Roslyns become

Among 48 notable people named Roslyn:

Lawyers & judges appear 3.2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roslyn O. Silver, American judge (born 1946).

Similar names: Rosalynn · Millicent · Rosella · Dixie · Rosemarie · Evalyn

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