Rosalind is a girl's name of English origin meaning “horse and soft; weak, tender.” In 2024 it was given to 148 girls in the United States.
Rosalind belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “horse and soft; weak, tender” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Rosalind first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #292 in 1942, and in 2024 148 babies received the name — 26,995 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Rosalind means “horse and soft; weak, tender” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Rosalind is a girl name. In 2024, 148 babies received the name in the US.
Rosalind comes from the English & American tradition.
Rosalind first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #292 in 1942, and 148 babies were given the name in 2024.
Rosalind is pronounced /ˈɹɑzəlɪnd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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