Recorded 1966–2002 Girls' name Peak 1976 1,069 births

Roshonda — girls' name

1,069 babies named Roshonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s411970s4171980s3841990s2022000s25
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Roshonda was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

61 babies were named Roshonda in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roshonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,069 babies named Roshonda between 1966 and 2002, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roshonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roshonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 417 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Roshonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 132 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Roshonda in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roshonda 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 1,069 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.

Roshonda at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

1,069

Since 1966

37 years of records

Peak year

1976

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1966

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2002

Roshonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1966

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1976)
61
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
020406080 200219971992198719821977197219671966 8

Roshonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
417 births that decade — 39% of Roshonda's all-time total
1960s411970s4171980s3841990s2022000s25

Roshonda by state

Where Roshonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Roshonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
132 12.3%
#2 Illinois
41 3.8%
#3 Louisiana
35 3.3%
#4 Florida
34 3.2%
#5 Mississippi
27 2.5%
#6 North Carolina
10 0.9%
#7 South Carolina
6 0.6%
#8 Arkansas
5 0.5%
Texas share of Roshonda's total US births 12.3%
Even split

132 of 1,069 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Roshonda appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roshonda?
1,069 babies have been named Roshonda since 1966. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1976 with 61 births.
When was Roshonda most popular?
Roshonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 417 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Roshonda most popular?
The top states for the name Roshonda are Texas (132 births), Illinois (41 births), Louisiana (35 births).
How long has the name Roshonda been used?
Roshonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 37 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Roshonda?
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, 1966–2002 (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.