Recorded 1990–2011 Unisex name Peak 1990 32 births

Rosean — boys' name

32 babies named Rosean in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s62010s5
1990s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Rosean was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rosean in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosean

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Rosean between 1990 and 2011, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rosean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Rosean is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1964.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosean performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rosean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosean 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 32 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.

Rosean at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

32

Since 1990

22 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1990

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2011

Rosean popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1990

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 20112009199419931990 8

Rosean popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1964 (Rosean as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1964 5

Rosean by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 66% of Rosean's all-time total
1990s212000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosean?
32 babies have been named Rosean since 1990. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Rosean most popular?
Rosean was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Is Rosean a unisex name?
Yes, Rosean is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 32 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Rosean been used?
Rosean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 22 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Rosean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ross, Roscoe, Rosario, Rosendo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1990–2011 (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.