Girls' name · since 1978
Roshandra
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Roshandra, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,616 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Roshandra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Roshandra recorded 34 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 1987.
- #39,616 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roshandra ranks #39,616 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #39,616 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Roshandra's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Roshandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roshandra splits its recorded history at 1983: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roshandra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1987
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1987.
34 total births across 10 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 8 births in a single year.
Roshandra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (28 births, 82% of the file).
1980s was Roshandra's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Roshandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (82% of all-time use).
Roshandra decade highlights
- Peak decade 28 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roshandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1978–1987 (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 Roshandra 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.
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