Recorded 1964–2001 Girls' name Peak 1979 1,163 births

Roshanda — girls' name

1,163 babies named Roshanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s551970s5121980s4631990s1242000s9
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Roshanda was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

78 babies were named Roshanda in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roshanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,163 babies named Roshanda between 1964 and 2001, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roshanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roshanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 512 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Roshanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 151 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Roshanda in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roshanda 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 1,163 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.

Roshanda at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

1,163

Since 1964

38 years of records

Peak year

1979

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1964

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2001

Roshanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1964

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1979)
78
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Roshanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
512 births that decade — 44% of Roshanda's all-time total
1960s551970s5121980s4631990s1242000s9

Roshanda by state

Where Roshanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Roshanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
151 13.0%
#2 Illinois
73 6.3%
#3 Louisiana
66 5.7%
#4 Mississippi
39 3.4%
#5 California
37 3.2%
#6 Florida
28 2.4%
#7 North Carolina
12 1.0%
#8 Michigan
10 0.9%
Texas share of Roshanda's total US births 13.0%
Even split

151 of 1,163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Roshanda appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roshanda?
1,163 babies have been named Roshanda since 1964. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1979 with 78 births.
When was Roshanda most popular?
Roshanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 512 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Roshanda most popular?
The top states for the name Roshanda are Texas (151 births), Illinois (73 births), Louisiana (66 births).
How long has the name Roshanda been used?
Roshanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 38 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Roshanda?
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.

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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, 1964–2001 (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.