The baby name Rosaline is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɒzəlaɪn/ (ROZ-ə-line) or /ˈroʊzəliːn/ (ROH-zə-leen).
The baby name Rosaline is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɒzəlaɪn/ (ROZ-ə-line) or /ˈroʊzəliːn/ (ROH-zə-leen).
Rosaline is in Origin.
Rosaline likely blends Latin rosa, “rose,” with the French/Latin diminutive suffix -line/-lina, giving the meaning “little rose” or “rose-like.” While often linked to Rosalind, that older name comes from Germanic elements (hros “horse” + lind “soft, tender”); in English usage the two have long been conflated, which helped Rosaline’s spread.
The name entered English via French in the late medieval period and is best known from Shakespeare: the unseen beloved in Romeo and Juliet and the witty heroine in Love’s Labour’s Lost. It appears in 16th–17th‑century parish records and enjoyed a gentle Victorian revival. International cousins include Rosalina (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), Rosaline/Roseline (French), and Rosaleen, the Anglicization of Irish Róisín (“little rose”). Modern variants and spellings include Rosalyn, Roselyn, and Rosaline itself with differing pronunciations; short forms range from Rosa and Rose to Rosie and Lina.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1983 | #1 | — | 545 |
| CM | 0 | #53 | 4 | 2,592 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #212 | 13 | 7,146 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| GH | 0 | #245 | 4 | 5,396 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #260 | 4 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #272 | 14 | 2,795 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #277 | 6 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #294 | 273 | 11,671 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #310 | 15 | 6,973 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| HK | 0 | #349 | 9 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #356 | 41 | 15,987 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #378 | 13 | 13,098 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #392 | 14 | 3,185 |
| EG | 0 | #404 | 9 | 6,387 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #490 | 26 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #527 | 60 | 18,916 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #537 | 14 | 12,054 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #563 | 53 | 16,104 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| LB | 0 | #610 | 49 | 13,263 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #637 | 9 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #646 | 9 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #731 | 56 | 15,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #812 | 18 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #862 | 55 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #863 | 19 | 17,948 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #882 | 260 | 25,928 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #894 | 62 | 5,933 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #922 | 38 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #922 | 14 | 25,931 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #925 | 17 | 12,708 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #930 | 65 | 24,821 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #932 | 12 | 14,861 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,152 | 25 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,427 | 20 | 9,415 |
Rosaline is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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