| Rosalind | Griselda | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Disputed: gentle horse / beautiful rose | Grey battle-maid |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ROZ-uh-lind | grih-ZEL-duh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1888 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1965 (652) | 1993 (307) |
| In 2025 | 140 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Rosalind | Griselda |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 926 | 266 |
| 2010s | 1,252 | 489 |
| 2000s | 404 | 1,227 |
| 1990s | 535 | 2,299 |
| 1980s | 921 | 2,231 |
| 1970s | 2,168 | 1,703 |
| 1960s | 5,350 | 550 |
| 1950s | 5,331 | 208 |
| 1940s | 4,409 | 77 |
| 1930s | 1,855 | 41 |
| 1920s | 2,093 | 23 |
| 1910s | 1,403 | 5 |
| 1900s | 314 | 5 |
| 1890s | 158 | 0 |
| 1880s | 17 | 0 |
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.
From the Germanic elements 'gris' (grey) and 'hild' (battle). Widely known from the patient-wife tale retold by Boccaccio and Chaucer.
Rosalind is more popular than Griselda today: about 140 US babies were given the name Rosalind in 2025, compared with 0 named Griselda.
Rosalind means Disputed: gentle horse / beautiful rose (germanic origin), while Griselda means Grey battle-maid (germanic origin).
In US records, Rosalind first appears in 1888 and Griselda in 0, so Griselda has the longer recorded history.