Recorded 1969–1999 Girls' name Peak 1983 272 births

Roshawnda — girls' name

272 babies named Roshawnda in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s871980s1411990s39
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Roshawnda was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

22 babies were named Roshawnda in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roshawnda

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Roshawnda between 1969 and 1999, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roshawnda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roshawnda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Roshawnda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roshawnda 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 272 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.

Roshawnda at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

272

Since 1969

31 years of records

Peak year

1983

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1969

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1999

Roshawnda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1969

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1983)
22
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 1999199019861982197819741969 5

Roshawnda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
141 births that decade — 52% of Roshawnda's all-time total
1960s51970s871980s1411990s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roshawnda?
272 babies have been named Roshawnda since 1969. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1983 with 22 births.
When was Roshawnda most popular?
Roshawnda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Roshawnda been used?
Roshawnda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 31 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Roshawnda?
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.

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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, 1969–1999 (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.