Roselle

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning rose flower; variant of Roselle.

Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Roselle by the numbers

Roselle was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 52 babies in 1919, making it a 1910s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Roselle. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Rosellalittle rose; diminutive of Rosa11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Roseleerose flower and meadow combined17 in the US (2017)
  • Royelleroyal; feminine form of Roy8 in the US (2017)
  • Rozellerose flower; diminutive form5 in the US (2017)
  • Roselie18 in the US (2017)
  • Romelle5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Roselle

Names that are said the same way as Roselle, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Roselwhite rose; a diminutive of Rosalba6 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a flower

Like Roselle, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
  • Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a rose

Like Roselle, each of these has a rose in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rosierose; from Rose1,343 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rosalierose; form of Rosa with -lie suffix1,339 in the US (2017)
  • Rosarose; flower470 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Roselynrose flower; a form of Roselyn or Rose437 in the US (2017)
  • Rosalynrose; form of Rosalind or Rosalynn294 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Roselle

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