Recorded 1965–1995 Girls' name Peak 1980 589 births

Roshunda — girls' name

589 babies named Roshunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s2431980s2431990s70
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Roshunda was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

40 babies were named Roshunda in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roshunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 589 babies named Roshunda between 1965 and 1995, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roshunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roshunda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Roshunda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Roshunda in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roshunda 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 589 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.

Roshunda at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

589

Since 1965

31 years of records

Peak year

1980

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1965

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1995

Roshunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1965

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1980)
40
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Roshunda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
243 births that decade — 41% of Roshunda's all-time total
1960s331970s2431980s2431990s70

Roshunda by state

Where Roshunda concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Roshunda
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%
Texas share of Roshunda's total US births 17.5%
Even split

103 of 589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roshunda?
589 babies have been named Roshunda since 1965. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1980 with 40 births.
When was Roshunda most popular?
Roshunda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Roshunda most popular?
The top states for the name Roshunda are Texas (103 births), Mississippi (32 births), Louisiana (20 births).
How long has the name Roshunda been used?
Roshunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 31 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Roshunda?
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, 1965–1995 (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.