Recorded 1976–1996 Girls' name Peak 1980 61 births

Roshawna — girls' name

61 babies named Roshawna in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s281990s21
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Roshawna was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

9 babies were named Roshawna in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roshawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Roshawna between 1976 and 1996, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roshawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roshawna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Roshawna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roshawna 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 61 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.

Roshawna at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

61

Since 1976

21 years of records

Peak year

1980

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1976

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1996

Roshawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1976

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1980)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
45678910 199619941992198419821981198019771976 6

Roshawna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 46% of Roshawna's all-time total
1970s121980s281990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roshawna?
61 babies have been named Roshawna since 1976. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1980 with 9 births.
When was Roshawna most popular?
Roshawna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Roshawna been used?
Roshawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 21 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Roshawna?
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.

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, 1976–1996 (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.