Girls' name · since 1973
Roshaunda
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 166 babies named Roshaunda, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Roshaunda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 166 recorded since 1973.
Roshaunda has 166 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1999.
- #21,745 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roshaunda ranks #21,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Roshaunda's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Roshaunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roshaunda's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roshaunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1999
- Peak year (1982)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1999.
166 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1982 with 14 births in a single year.
Roshaunda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (100 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Roshaunda's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Roshaunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 100 births (60% of all-time use).
Roshaunda decade highlights
- Peak decade 100 births
- Runner-up 39 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Roshaunda by state
Where Roshaunda concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 166 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Illinois 3.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Illinois accounts for 3.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Roshaunda's data
- Roshaunda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Roshaundas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roshaunda: 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 (~26 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, 1973–1999 (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 Roshaunda 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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