Given name
Rosslyn
“a little red-haired boy”
Rosslyn is a variant of Roslin. One interpretation is “a little red-haired boy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rosslyn is a variant of Roslin. One interpretation is “a little red-haired boy.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rosslyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 790
- 0 boys · 790 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,927 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,927 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 707 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rosslyn’s family of names
Rosslyn has a related form in Roslin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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