Girl’s name · Spanish, Germanic, Latin

Rosalinda

How to say it: roh-zuh-LIN-duh · /ˌroʊzəˈlɪndə/

From Germanic 'hros' (horse) + 'lind' (gentle); later reinterpreted as Latin 'rosa linda' (beautiful rose).

Rosalinda was the 1,646th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 86 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1970s, its births are down about 7% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,732 by 2030.

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

#1,646for girls in 2025
1 in 38,550US babies
86born in 2025
#1,732projected for 2030
1970sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Rosalinda
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,646
Babies born in 202586
Share of births1 in 38,550
Peak decade1970s
Change over 10 years−7%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,732
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Rosalinda peaked in the 1970s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 142 per million births, 1970s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Rosa
  • Linda
  • Rosie
  • Rosi
  • Lindy

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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