Girls' name · since 1917
Roseana
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.
- #28,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
88 girls have been named Roseana since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Roseana recorded 88 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2012.
- #28,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 88 born since 1917
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roseana ranks #28,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1917, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
Roseana's 88 recorded births place it above 60.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Roseana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roseana's full recorded timeline at 1979, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roseana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2012
- Peak year (1982)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Roseana by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (38 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Roseana's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Roseana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 38 births (43% of all-time use).
Roseana by state
Where Roseana concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 11.4% |
10 of 88 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roseana's data
- Roseana's decade-level peak was the 1980s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Roseanas (10 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 Roseana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1917–2012 (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 Roseana 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.