Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Rosaly isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rosaly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 520
- 0 boys · 520 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,202 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,202 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 745 as a first name in 2020; 184 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rosaly’s family of names
Rosaly may belong to the same name family as Rosalie. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Rosaly, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kali
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3% boys · 97% girls
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1% boys · 99% girls
Remi
“woman from the town of Rheims” · “man from the town of Rheims”
13% boys · 87% girls
Kalani
“from the heavens”
6% boys · 94% girls
Blakely
“from the dark meadow”
1% boys · 99% girls
Octavia
“the eighth-born child”
>99% girls
Milani
Milani is a feminine given name.
>99% girls