Recorded 1930–1975 Girls' name Peak 1959 238 births

Roann — girls' name

238 babies named Roann in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s171940s191950s1231960s681970s11
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Roann was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

19 babies were named Roann in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roann

The Social Security Administration has registered 238 babies named Roann between 1930 and 1975, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Roann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 238 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Roann at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

238

Since 1930

46 years of records

Peak year

1959

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1930

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1975

Roann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1930

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1959)
19
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 19751966196219581954195019381930 5

Roann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
123 births that decade — 52% of Roann's all-time total
1930s171940s191950s1231960s681970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roann?
238 babies have been named Roann since 1930. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1959 with 19 births.
When was Roann most popular?
Roann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Roann been used?
Roann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 46 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Roann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roanna, Roanne, Roan, Roaa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1930–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.