Recorded 1880–1981 Girls' name Peak 1919 984 births

Roena — girls' name

984 babies named Roena in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s211890s481900s691910s1631920s2341930s1781940s1201950s731960s561970s171980s5
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Roena was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

31 babies were named Roena in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roena

The Social Security Administration has registered 984 babies named Roena between 1880 and 1981, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Roena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Roena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roena 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 984 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.

Roena at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

984

Since 1880

102 years of records

Peak year

1919

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1880

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 1981

Roena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1880

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1919)
31
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Roena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
234 births that decade — 24% of Roena's all-time total
1880s211890s481900s691910s1631920s2341930s1781940s1201950s731960s561970s171980s5

Roena by state

Where Roena concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Roena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 0.6%
#2 Tennessee
5 0.5%
Illinois share of Roena's total US births 0.6%
Even split

6 of 984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roena?
984 babies have been named Roena since 1880. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1919 with 31 births.
When was Roena most popular?
Roena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 234 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Roena most popular?
The top states for the name Roena are Illinois (6 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Roena been used?
Roena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 102 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Roena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roe, Roen, Roene, Roetta, 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, 1880–1981 (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.