Recorded 1917–2012 Girls' name Peak 1982 88 births

Roseana — girls' name

88 babies named Roseana in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61950s241960s51970s91980s382010s6
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Roseana was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Roseana in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roseana

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Roseana between 1917 and 2012, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roseana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roseana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Roseana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Roseana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roseana 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 88 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.

Roseana at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

88

Since 1917

96 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1917

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2012

Roseana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1917

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
4681012 2012198719831979195819541917 6

Roseana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 43% of Roseana's all-time total
1910s61950s241960s51970s91980s382010s6

Roseana by state

Where Roseana concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Roseana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 11.4%
California share of Roseana's total US births 11.4%

10 of 88 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roseana?
88 babies have been named Roseana since 1917. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Roseana most popular?
Roseana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Roseana most popular?
The top states for the name Roseana are California (10 births).
How long has the name Roseana been used?
Roseana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 96 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Roseana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rose, Rosa, Rosemary, Rosie, 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, 1917–2012 (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.