Unisex name · since 1973
Roshaun
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 402 babies named Roshaun, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 402
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Roshaun is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 402 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Roshaun recorded 402 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2020.
- #9,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 402 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roshaun ranks #9,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 402 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 402
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Roshaun's 402 recorded births place it above 80.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Roshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roshaun's full recorded timeline at 1997, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roshaun popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2020
- Peak year (1981)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Roshaun popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 1966 (Roshaun as girls' name)
Roshaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (138 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Roshaun's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Roshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 138 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Roshaun's data
- Roshaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roshaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1973–2020 (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 Roshaun 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.