Boy or Girl

Is Roslyn a boy or girl name?

Roslyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 166 girls and 0 boys were named Roslyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 18,502 US babies named Roslyn were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#1,369
Babies named Roslyn since 1891
18,502
Most popular year
1956
376 babies
Babies named Roslyn each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Roslyn from 1891 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.01002003004001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Roslyn, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1890s011100%
1900s0106100%
1910s01,061100%
1920s52,50799.8%
1930s01,679100%
1940s51,95799.7%
1950s02,942100%
1960s02,529100%
1970s01,243100%
1980s0751100%
1990s0542100%
2000s0648100%
2010s01,688100%
2020s0828100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–166#1,369
20230–154#1,448
20220–190#1,261
20210–159#1,383
20200–159#1,371
20190–188#1,246
20180–166#1,362
20170–180#1,305
20160–217#1,160
20150–181#1,312
20140–190#1,269
20130–172#1,359
20120–141#1,558
20110–140#1,570
20100–113#1,814
20090–99#2,073
20080–94#2,151
20070–72#2,594
20060–66#2,722
20050–62#2,726
20040–65#2,583
20030–53#2,918
20020–34#3,868
20010–53#2,803
20000–50#2,892
19990–44#3,037
19980–53#2,607
19970–40#3,023
19960–49#2,585
19950–65#2,093
19940–43#2,838
19930–72#1,963
19920–62#2,180
19910–59#2,232
19900–55#2,310
19890–66#1,959
19880–80#1,631
19870–57#1,984
19860–70#1,688
19850–74#1,617
19840–82#1,428
19830–70#1,601
19820–80#1,506
19810–87#1,419
19800–85#1,445
19790–92#1,347
19780–84#1,394
19770–117#1,105
19760–111#1,096
19750–95#1,217
19740–119#1,010
19730–141#893
19720–139#903
19710–157#863
19700–188#767
19690–200#710
19680–181#732
19670–192#706
19660–232#628
19650–281#571
19640–283#589
19630–268#615
19620–288#583
19610–309#569
19600–295#575
19590–331#532
19580–341#526
19570–335#524
19560–376#482
19550–297#535
19540–233#594
19530–235#578
19520–277#507
19510–246#534
19500–271#490
19495#4,120216#573
19480–238#537
19470–243#540
19460–194#577
19450–180#546
19440–164#573
19430–195#540
19420–195#533
19410–172#536
19400–160#545
19390–148#550
19380–159#540
19370–121#614
19360–148#536
19350–133#555
19340–148#534
19330–145#528
19320–186#486
19310–233#425
19300–258#409
19295#4,448221#443
19280–270#417
19270–301#397
19260–264#421
19250–250#438
19240–255#437
19230–262#413
19220–235#441
19210–233#454
19200–216#460
19190–183#499
19180–177#521
19170–170#509
19160–147#549
19150–120#598
19140–95#584
19130–65#644
19120–45#755
19110–38#711
19100–21#965
19090–17#1,011
19080–11#1,337
19070–12#1,200
19060–14#1,036
19050–16#956
19040–14#994
19030–10#1,193
19020–0–
19010–7#1,444
19000–5#2,182
18990–6#1,561
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18950–0–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18910–5#1,507

Highest rank

As a boy name, Roslyn reached #4,120 in 1949. As a girl name, it reached #397 in 1927. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Roslyn

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.