Boys' name · since 2008
Roanan
Roanan has 38 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,023 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 38
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roanan is the #13023 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 38 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Roanan recorded 38 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #13023 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #24,171 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,023 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 38 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roanan ranks #24,171 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,023 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 38 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,023 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 38
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Roanan's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Roanan compares
38 14th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Roanan's all-time total is 90% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roanan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roanan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roanan's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roanan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Roanan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (21 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Roanan's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Roanan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Roanan's data
- Roanan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roanan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Roanan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.