Girls' name · since 1936
Roanne
Roanne has 396 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 396
- born since 1936
- 1950s
- peak decade
396 girls have been named Roanne since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Roanne recorded 396 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1998.
- #13,605 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 396 born since 1936
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roanne ranks #13,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 396 born since 1936, peaking in the 1950s.
- #13,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 396
- born since 1936
- 1950s
- peak decade
Roanne's 396 recorded births place it above 81.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Roanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roanne's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1998
- Peak year (1953)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Roanne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (138 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Roanne's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Roanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
82 births
- 1950s
1950s
138 births
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 138 births (35% of all-time use).
Roanne by state
Where Roanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 396 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roanne's data
- Roanne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Roannes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1936–1998 (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 Roanne 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.