as a First Name
Altered form of Rosalind. Rosalin was a common medieval form, since the letters d and t were often added or dropped capriciously at the end of words after n. The name has been further influenced by the productive suffix -lyn (see Lynn).
| 1,308th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,116
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Georgia
- has the most people named Rosalyn per capita
- 1952
- marked the height of its popularity
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