Recorded 1987–1987 Unisex name Peak 1987 6 births

Rothana — boys' name

6 babies named Rothana in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s6
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Rothana was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rothana in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rothana

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Rothana between 1987 and 1987, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rothana currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Rothana is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1985.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rothana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rothana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rothana 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 6 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.

Rothana at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

6

Since 1987

1 years of records

Peak year

1987

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1987

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1987

Rothana popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1987)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1987 6

Rothana popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1985 (Rothana as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1985 5

Rothana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 100% of Rothana's all-time total
1980s6

Rothana by state

Where Rothana concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rothana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 83.3%
California share of Rothana's total US births 83.3%

5 of 6 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rothana?
6 babies have been named Rothana since 1987. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1987 with 6 births.
When was Rothana most popular?
Rothana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Rothana most popular?
The top states for the name Rothana are California (5 births).
Is Rothana a unisex name?
Yes, Rothana is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 6 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Rothana been used?
Rothana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 1 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Rothana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roth, Rotimi, Rotha, Rothwell, and 1 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, 1987–1987 (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.