Is Roselle a boy or girl name?

Roselle is a girl’s name. Of the 2,090 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Roselle

Recorded 1894–2025 · United States

Roselle was most popular in 1919, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,855 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,090 people named Roselle.

Roselle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Roselle’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Roselle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Roselle is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,090 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Roselle

Where Roselle is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 7.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org