Roslyn
A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning horse promontory; a form of Roslin.
Babies a year
179
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Roslyn by the numbers
Roslyn was given to 179 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 375 babies in 1956, making it a 1950s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Roslyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Roselynrose flower; a form of Roselyn or Rose437 in the US (2017)
- Rosalynrose; form of Rosalind or Rosalynn294 in the US (2017)
- Rozlynrose; a modern form of Rosalind50 in the US (2017)
- Rosilynrose lake; blend of Rose and Lynn11 in the US (2017)
- Roslinlittle rose; Scottish diminutive of Rose8 in the US (2017)
- Roslynn25 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Roslyn
Names that are said the same way as Roslyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Rosslyn25 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a horse
Like Roslyn, each of these has a horse in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Pippahorse lover; diminutive of Philippa348 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosalindbeautiful horse; from Old High German ros and lind197 in the US (2017)
- Philippalover of horses128 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eowynhorse friend; from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosamundhorse protector; protection and wisdom8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Filippaa form of Philippa; lover of horses6 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Roslyn
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