Girls' name · since 1880
Roena
Roena has 984 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 984
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 984 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roena has been recorded 984 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1981.
- #7,610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 984 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roena ranks #7,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 984 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 984
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roena's 984 recorded births place it above 89.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Roena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roena's full recorded timeline at 1931, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1981
- Peak year (1919)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Roena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (234 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Roena's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Roena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 48
1890s
48 births
- 1900s 69
1900s
69 births
- 1910s
1910s
163 births
- 1920s
1920s
234 births
- 1930s
1930s
178 births
- 1940s
1940s
120 births
- 1950s 73
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 234 births (24% of all-time use).
How Roena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Roena's total volume
Roena by state
Where Roena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
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What to do with Roena's data
- Roena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (234 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Roenas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Roena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1880–1981 (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 Roena 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.