Girl’s name · Irish

Roisin

How to say it: roh-SHEEN · /rɔˈʃin/

Irish Roisin meaning 'little rose' - anglicized spelling of Róisín, pronounced ro-SHEEN.

Roisin was the 1,988th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 64 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.1-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,495 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,988for girls in 2025
1 in 51,802US babies
64born in 2025
#1,495projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Roisin
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,988
Babies born in 202564
Share of births1 in 51,802
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.1
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,495

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Roisin is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 29 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Roisin also love

Nicknames

  • Rosie
  • Ro

Honouring a Roisin in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Roisin is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish, Scottish Gaelic.

Ireland: #30.

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