Girls' name · since 1965
Roshunda
Roshunda has 589 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 589
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
589 girls have been named Roshunda since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Roshunda recorded 589 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1995.
- #10,678 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 589 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roshunda ranks #10,678 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 589 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 589
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Roshunda's 589 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Roshunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roshunda's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roshunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1995
- Peak year (1980)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Roshunda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (243 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Roshunda's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Roshunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
243 births
- 1980s
1980s
243 births
- 1990s 70
1990s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 243 births (41% of all-time use).
How Roshunda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Roshunda's total volume
Roshunda by state
Where Roshunda concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 103 | 17.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 32 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 20 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
103 of 589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Roshunda's data
- Roshunda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Roshundas (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roshunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1965–1995 (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 Roshunda 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.