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Roselyn vs Charlotte

How Roselyn and Charlotte compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.

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Roselyn

Male · French

Meaning: Red Haired

Charlotte

Female · French

Meaning: Tiny And Feminine. Also Feminine Of Charles Meaning Manly

US Popularity History — Side-by-Side

Annual US births named Roselyn (girls) vs Charlotte (girls), from US Social Security Administration national records.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.

Quick Stats

Metric Roselyn Charlotte
Peak year (most US births) 2018 — 459 girls 2025 — 13,400 girls
Peak rank #646 #2
Most recent rank (2025) #979 (259 births) #2 (13,400 births)
Total US births since 1880 7,662 371,325
Last 10 years (2016–2025) 3,331 130,337

Peak comparison takeaway

At its all-time peak, Charlotte reached 13,400 US births in 2025 — 12,941 more than Roselyn's peak count.

Strongest States — Last 10 Years

States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name list.

Roselyn — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Nevada #441 60
2 Oklahoma #526 47
3 Iowa #543 19
4 Kentucky #559 40
5 Kansas #570 37

Charlotte — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 New Hampshire #1 769
2 Maine #1 692
3 Minnesota #2 2,462
4 Michigan #2 4,018
5 Virginia #2 3,967

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Data & methodology

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →