Girls' name · since 1917
Roanna
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 440 babies named Roanna, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 440
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Roanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 440 have been recorded since 1917.
Roanna has 440 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2010.
- #12,775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 440 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roanna ranks #12,775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 440 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 440
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Roanna's 440 recorded births place it above 82.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Roanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roanna's full recorded timeline at 1966, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2010
- Peak year (1951)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Roanna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (116 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Roanna's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Roanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
116 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 116 births (26% of all-time use).
Roanna by state
Where Roanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 440 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roanna's data
- Roanna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Roannas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Roanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1917–2010 (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 Roanna 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.