How many Rozells are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Rozell are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Rozell in 2025?

Rozell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.

Will my child share the name Rozell with classmates?

Rozell will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Rozell

Masculine

Rozell is given to both — 586 boys and 350 girls since 1880. See other names given to both

Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year

rare

Rozell is a name given to boys and to a real number of girls, sounding like the surname Rozelle and the flower-name Roselle. The most famous Rozelle ran professional football and shaped how America watches it.

How old is the name Rozell?

Rozell first appears in US birth records in 1915 — 110 years ago. The typical Rozell alive today was born around 1948, making them about 77 years old. About 300 people named Rozell are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Rozell most popular?

Rozell peaked in 1955, reaching #1902 nationally. See the whole 1955 chart.

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Where it comes from

Origin, sound and short forms

Our story of Rozell

Pete Rozelle was a thirty-three-year-old team executive when the owners chose him as commissioner of the National Football League; he persuaded them to sell their television rights together and share the money, merged the rival league, and oversaw the first Super Bowl and Monday Night Football. Rozell, the name, came from a family surname or from Roselle. It is smooth and unusual.

Meaningnot established

Not established

Rozell may be a surname used as a first name or Roselle given to a boy, and nothing records which.

Pronouncing Rozell

roh-ZEL

Two syllables with the stress on the second.

Nicknames for Rozell

Limited

RozInformal clipping

What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1915
Most boys named: 195416 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #1902reached in 1955
Change vs 2008: +20.0%6 in 2020, from 5

Rozell sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1954, with 16 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Rozells among us

300

people named Rozell are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Fashion outlook

Rozell sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

The trade-off

Practical strengths

Smooth and easy to say.
Almost certain to be the only one.
Works for either child.

What to consider

People will write Rozelle or Roselle.
It leans to boys, but a real share of Rozells are girls; either may be taken for the other.
It has no documented meaning of its own.

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Frequently asked

How many Rozells are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Rozell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Rozell in 2025?: Rozell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
Will my child share the name Rozell with classmates?: Rozell will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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