Rosalina
Feminine name of Latin origin meaning "pretty rose" or "rose blossom".
Name Census estimates that about 4,717 living Americans carry the first name Rosalina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Rosalina today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rosalina births was 2024 (368 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rosalina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Rosalina with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
4.7K
~ 1 in 72,664 Americans
Peak year
2024
368 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#764
Tracked since 1914
Census
Rosalina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 10,730 people with the first name Rosalina, which placed it at #2,349 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,349
National first-name rank
People counted
11K
10,730 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
70.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rosalina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rosalina is Hispanic at 70.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (19.0%) and White (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rosalina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Rosalina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino70.3% · 7,541
- Asian and Pacific Islander19.0% · 2,034
- White8.1% · 864
- Black or African American1.3% · 139
- Two or more races1.1% · 115
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 37
Popularity
Rosalina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rosalina from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 1,461 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rosalina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Rosalina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Rosalinas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 34 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Rosalina, while Alaska, Louisiana, Arkansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 92 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Rosalina
The name Rosalina is a feminine given name of Italian origin. It is a combination of the Italian words "rosa" meaning rose, and "lina" which is a common diminutive suffix. The name can be traced back to the late medieval period in Italy, where it was used as a name for girls born into families with a connection to the rose flower or its symbolism.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Rosalina dates back to the 13th century, when it appeared in a collection of Tuscan birth records from the city of Florence. The name was often given to girls born in the springtime, when roses were in bloom, or to those born into families with a rose as their heraldic symbol or crest.
In the 15th century, the name gained popularity in various regions of Italy, particularly in the cities of Venice and Rome. During this time, it was associated with the Catholic Church's veneration of the Virgin Mary, who was often depicted with roses or surrounded by rose imagery.
A notable historical figure named Rosalina was Rosalina Pilo (1595-1655), an Italian painter from the city of Venice. She was renowned for her portraits and religious works, and her art can be found in various churches and museums throughout Italy.
Another important figure with the name Rosalina was Rosalina Neri (1752-1832), an Italian botanist and naturalist. She was one of the first women to be admitted to the Accademia dei Lincei, one of the oldest scientific academies in the world.
In the 19th century, the name Rosalina made its way to other parts of Europe and the Americas, carried by Italian immigrants and their descendants. One notable bearer of the name was Rosalina Colon (1840-1912), a Puerto Rican educator and activist who played a significant role in the development of education for women in her country.
Another notable figure was Rosalina Abreu (1863-1904), a Dominican poet and feminist who was a pioneer in the fight for women's rights in the Dominican Republic.
In more recent times, the name Rosalina has been used by various authors and artists in their works, such as the character Rosalina from the Super Mario video game series, who first appeared in 2007.
People
Rosalina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rosalina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rosalina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rosalina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,717 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rosalina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 72,664 US residents.
Is Rosalina a common name?
We classify Rosalina as "Rare". It ranks above 96.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,352 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rosalina most popular?
The single biggest year for Rosalina was 2024, when 368 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rosalina is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rosalina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 10,730 people with the name Rosalina, or 3.55 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,349 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Rosalina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Rosalina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rosalina appears almost entirely female. Of the 10,733 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Rosalina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rosalina is Hispanic at 70.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (19.0%) and White (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Rosalina most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Rosalina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.3% (7,541 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Rosalina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rosalina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rosalina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Rosalina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rosalina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Rosalina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Rosalina?
Find out how many people share the name Rosalina on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.