| Emery | Rosalind | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Brave, powerful | Disputed: gentle horse / beautiful rose |
| Origin | Germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | EM-uh-ree | ROZ-uh-lind |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1906 | 1888 |
| Peak year | 2025 (3,208) | 1965 (652) |
| In 2025 | 3,208 | 140 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Emery | Rosalind |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 18,408 | 926 |
| 2010s | 20,971 | 1,252 |
| 2000s | 3,550 | 404 |
| 1990s | 571 | 535 |
| 1980s | 172 | 921 |
| 1970s | 55 | 2,168 |
| 1960s | 12 | 5,350 |
| 1950s | 14 | 5,331 |
| 1940s | 10 | 4,409 |
| 1930s | 12 | 1,855 |
| 1920s | 46 | 2,093 |
| 1910s | 11 | 1,403 |
| 1900s | 5 | 314 |
| 1890s | 0 | 158 |
| 1880s | 0 | 17 |
From the Germanic Emmerich — amal (work) and ric (power) — “brave, powerful ruler.”
Disputed etymology. Originally Germanic, from 'hros' (horse) + 'lind' (soft, tender), i.e. roughly 'gentle horse'. In Romance-speaking areas it was reinterpreted by folk etymology as Latin/Spanish 'rosa linda' meaning 'beautiful rose'. The floral meaning is the popular later reading, not the original.
Emery is more popular than Rosalind today: about 3,208 US babies were given the name Emery in 2025, compared with 140 named Rosalind.
Emery means Brave, powerful (Germanic origin), while Rosalind means Disputed: gentle horse / beautiful rose (germanic origin).
In US records, Emery first appears in 1906 and Rosalind in 1888, so Rosalind has the longer recorded history.