Recorded 1975–2000 Girls' name Peak 1978 125 births

Roshana — girls' name

125 babies named Roshana in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s421980s521990s242000s7
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Roshana was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Roshana in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roshana

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Roshana between 1975 and 2000, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roshana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roshana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Roshana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Roshana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roshana 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 125 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.

Roshana at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

125

Since 1975

26 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1975

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2000

Roshana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1975

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 2000199219881984198019771975 5

Roshana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 42% of Roshana's all-time total
1970s421980s521990s242000s7

Roshana by state

Where Roshana concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Roshana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 4.0%
Texas share of Roshana's total US births 4.0%

5 of 125 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roshana?
125 babies have been named Roshana since 1975. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Roshana most popular?
Roshana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Roshana most popular?
The top states for the name Roshana are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Roshana been used?
Roshana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 26 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Roshana?
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, 1975–2000 (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.