Recorded 1975–2006 Unisex name Peak 1981 70 births

Roshun — boys' name

70 babies named Roshun in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s241990s172000s5
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Roshun was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Roshun in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roshun

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Roshun between 1975 and 2006, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Roshun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Roshun is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1969.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roshun performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Roshun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Roshun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roshun 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 70 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.

Roshun at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

70

Since 1975

32 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1975

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2006

Roshun popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1975

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 20061999199419921989198119801978197719761975 9

Roshun popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1969 (Roshun as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 197919761969 5

Roshun by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 34% of Roshun's all-time total
1970s241980s241990s172000s5

Roshun by state

Where Roshun concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Roshun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 7.1%
Louisiana share of Roshun's total US births 7.1%

5 of 70 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roshun?
70 babies have been named Roshun since 1975. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Roshun most popular?
Roshun was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Roshun most popular?
The top states for the name Roshun are Louisiana (5 births).
Is Roshun a unisex name?
Yes, Roshun is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 70 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Roshun been used?
Roshun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 32 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Roshun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ross, Roscoe, Rosario, Rosendo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2006 (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.