Roslyn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Roslyn first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 231 babies (rank #43 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Roslyn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Roslyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,943

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

231

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	203	#44
1953	231	#43
1954	190	#47
1955	170	#54
1956	176	#51
1957	152	#61
1958	162	#56
1959	146	#61
1960	217	#60
1961	207	#65
1962	214	#62
1963	208	#62
1964	160	#69
1965	140	#78
1966	165	#72
1967	114	#88
1968	42	#117
1969	43	#112
2015	2	#782
2017	1	#2,368