Recorded 1917–2010 Girls' name Peak 1951 440 births

Roanna — girls' name

440 babies named Roanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s71930s121940s431950s981960s1161970s641980s601990s242000s62010s5
1960s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Roanna was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

17 babies were named Roanna in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 440 babies named Roanna between 1917 and 2010, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roanna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Roanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Roanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roanna 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 440 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.

Roanna at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

440

Since 1917

94 years of records

Peak year

1951

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1917

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 2010

Roanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1917

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1951)
17
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
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Roanna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
116 births that decade — 26% of Roanna's all-time total
1910s51920s71930s121940s431950s981960s1161970s641980s601990s242000s62010s5

Roanna by state

Where Roanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Roanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.1%
Texas share of Roanna's total US births 1.1%

5 of 440 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roanna?
440 babies have been named Roanna since 1917. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1951 with 17 births.
When was Roanna most popular?
Roanna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Roanna most popular?
The top states for the name Roanna are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Roanna been used?
Roanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 94 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Roanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roanne, Roan, Roann, 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, 1917–2010 (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.