Unisex name · since 1968
Roshawn
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 931 babies named Roshawn, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 931
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Roshawn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 931 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Roshawn recorded 931 times among boys since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2023.
- #5,369 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 931 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roshawn ranks #5,369 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 931 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 931
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Roshawn's 931 recorded births place it above 88.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Roshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roshawn splits its recorded history at 1996: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Roshawn popularity over time - girls
422 total births recorded since 1965 (Roshawn as girls' name)
Roshawn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (223 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Roshawn's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Roshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s
1980s
212 births
- 1990s
1990s
223 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 223 births (24% of all-time use).
How Roshawn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Roshawn's total volume
Roshawn by state
Where Roshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 25 | 2.7% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
29 of 931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Roshawn's data
- Roshawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Roshawns (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Roshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1968–2023 (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 Roshawn 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.