Pronunciation
Ro-sheen / Rosh-een
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Little rose
Alternate spellings
Rosheen
Fun fact
Róisín Dubh means little black rose. In Irish poetry and song, the rose represents Ireland, so this name has more than just a flower connection.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Róisín, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#29Rank among girl names in 2025135Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | #29 |
| 2024 | 126 | #33 |
| 2023 | 127 | #36 |
| 2022 | 157 | #31 |
| 2021 | 152 | #34 |
| 2020 | 146 | #32 |
| 2019 | 142 | #40 |
| 2018 | 138 | #38 |
| 2017 | 151 | #37 |
| 2016 | 186 | #32 |
| 2015 | 226 | #25 |
| 2014 | 162 | #37 |
| 2013 | 178 | #37 |
| 2012 | 229 | #31 |
| 2011 | 223 | #34 |
| 2010 | 224 | #32 |
| 2009 | 257 | #27 |
| 2008 | 250 | #28 |
| 2007 | 233 | #27 |
| 2006 | 233 | #27 |
| 2005 | 280 | #23 |
| 2004 | 237 | #27 |
| 2003 | 222 | #27 |
| 2002 | 228 | #24 |
| 2001 | 239 | #25 |
| 2000 | 245 | #23 |
| 1999 | 254 | #17 |
| 1998 | 213 | #20 |
| 1997 | 272 | #21 |
| 1996 | 248 | #22 |
| 1995 | 182 | #30 |
| 1994 | 179 | #30 |
| 1993 | 191 | #29 |
| 1992 | 198 | #29 |
| 1991 | 183 | #31 |
| 1990 | 169 | #36 |
| 1989 | 168 | #32 |
| 1988 | 138 | #51 |
| 1987 | 148 | #49 |
| 1986 | 147 | #55 |
| 1985 | 138 | #57 |
| 1984 | 141 | #60 |
| 1983 | 133 | #64 |
| 1982 | 161 | #57 |
| 1981 | 150 | #60 |
| 1980 | 127 | #71 |
| 1979 | 107 | #81 |
| 1978 | 125 | #71 |
| 1977 | 93 | #90 |
| 1976 | 108 | #79 |
| 1975 | 96 | #85 |
| 1974 | 98 | #87 |
| 1973 | 92 | #92 |
| 1972 | 90 | #91 |
| 1971 | 62 | #118 |
| 1970 | 46 | #134 |
| 1969 | 61 | #113 |
| 1968 | 49 | #117 |
| 1967 | 44 | #123 |
| 1966 | 33 | #146 |
| 1965 | 36 | #135 |
| 1964 | 24 | #154 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.