Rosalind

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Rosalind is a feminine given name derived from Old German word elements hros, or horse and lind, soft, tender. In the medieval era, it became associated with the Latin phrase rosa linda, or pretty rose.

From Wikipedia

Rosalind first appears in the data in 1888 and has been recorded in 137 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1965 with 652 babies (rank #355 that year). In 2024 it was given to 148 girls (rank #1,475). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Rosalind

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

26,995

Total babies (all years)

137

Years in the data

652

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Shakespeare: Rosalind — As You Like It

Famous people named Rosalind

Rosalind Franklinmolecular biologist · b. 1920
Rosalind Russellfilm actor · b. 1907
Rosalind Chaofilm actor · b. 1957

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1888	7	#1,115
1889	10	#894
1890	13	#786
1891	13	#786
1892	6	#1,422
1893	11	#948
1894	14	#842
1895	18	#765
1896	19	#750
1897	24	#642
1898	26	#649
1899	14	#902
1900	20	#854
1901	26	#625
1902	18	#843
1903	26	#665
1904	38	#544
1905	35	#597
1906	27	#713
1907	42	#569
1908	36	#645
1909	46	#573
1910	55	#557
1911	66	#512
1912	86	#524
1913	117	#463
1914	163	#419
1915	156	#493
1916	190	#463
1917	192	#468
1918	201	#474
1919	177	#512
1920	210	#469
1921	221	#463
1922	238	#435
1923	249	#426
1924	243	#447
1925	214	#477
1926	203	#490
1927	207	#486
1928	151	#577
1929	157	#546
1930	130	#610
1931	124	#595
1932	125	#590
1933	111	#619
1934	118	#609
1935	156	#513
1936	196	#459
1937	295	#377
1938	264	#416
1939	336	#352
1940	368	#332
1941	409	#325
1942	537	#292
1943	516	#306
1944	337	#384
1945	368	#363
1946	444	#361
1947	456	#376
1948	499	#348
1949	475	#362
1950	571	#321
1951	505	#355
1952	500	#372
1953	518	#374
1954	466	#401
1955	421	#433
1956	571	#367
1957	544	#390
1958	585	#382
1959	650	#375
1960	649	#375
1961	625	#386
1962	634	#372
1963	546	#411
1964	543	#417
1965	652	#355
1966	505	#413
1967	460	#440
1968	369	#505
1969	367	#510
1970	368	#520
1971	296	#588
1972	266	#600
1973	214	#699
1974	184	#761
1975	188	#758
1976	202	#729
1977	178	#841
1978	155	#917
1979	117	#1,142
1980	99	#1,295
1981	93	#1,349
1982	104	#1,255
1983	97	#1,276
1984	106	#1,230
1985	97	#1,358
1986	90	#1,433
1987	79	#1,589
1988	77	#1,684
1989	80	#1,712
1990	79	#1,825
1991	73	#1,927
1992	67	#2,052
1993	49	#2,566
1994	49	#2,575
1995	43	#2,832
1996	48	#2,620
1997	45	#2,766
1998	40	#3,162
1999	42	#3,141
2000	38	#3,505
2001	39	#3,477
2002	40	#3,454
2003	48	#3,118
2004	45	#3,384
2005	35	#4,099
2006	40	#3,843
2007	49	#3,418
2008	34	#4,533
2009	36	#4,258
2010	49	#3,352
2011	62	#2,831
2012	74	#2,492
2013	91	#2,102
2014	101	#1,979
2015	146	#1,536
2016	162	#1,431
2017	198	#1,213
2018	184	#1,260
2019	185	#1,257
2020	153	#1,429
2021	172	#1,316
2022	156	#1,439
2023	155	#1,440
2024	148	#1,475