Given name & surname
Roselle
“of the rose garden”·“horse”·“fame”
Roselle is a variant of Rosalie. One Italian interpretation is “of the rose garden.” Roselle is a variant of Rose. The rose flower is one clear association. Proposed Germanic roots include words for “horse” or “fame,” so one explanation need not cover every historical use.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Roselle is a variant of Rosalie. One Italian interpretation is “of the rose garden.” Roselle is a variant of Rose. The rose flower is one clear association. Proposed Germanic roots include words for “horse” or “fame,” so one explanation need not cover every historical use.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Roselle is a variant of Rosalie. An origin associated with Rosalie is Latin. Roselle is a variant of Rose. Rose’s flower association connects it with Latin rosa. Some medieval uses may instead continue shortened Germanic names.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Roselle is a variant of Rose. The shared background comes through Rose: Rose may combine several histories: the flower word, its religious symbolism, and shortened Germanic compounds. Rose can also serve as a short form of longer Ros- names.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Roselle is a variant of Rose. The history of Rose gives this family its wider story. Rose was used in the Middle Ages, with the Latinized form Rohesia appearing in medieval documents.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Roselle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,090
- 0 boys · 2,090 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,978 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,978 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 52 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,595 as a first name in 2020; 965 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.
Roselle’s family of names
Roselle has a related form in Rose. Roselle has a related form in Rosalie.
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.
People named Roselle
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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