Unisex name · since 2017

Rovan

26 babies named Rovan in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#42,880 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade

26 girls have been named Rovan since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Rovan recorded 26 times among girls since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.

  • #42,880 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 26 born since 2017
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rovan ranks #42,880 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.

#42,880 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rovan's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rovan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rovan's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rovan popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2024)
10
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4681012 2017201920232024 10

Rovan popularity over time - boys

6 total births recorded since 2023 (Rovan as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 2023 6

Rovan by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (15 births, 58% of the file).

2020s was Rovan's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Rovan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rovan?
Rovan has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #42,880 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 10 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Rovan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rovan ranks #42,880 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rovan most popular?
Rovan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Rovan a unisex name?
Yes, Rovan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 26 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Rovan been used?
The SSA has tracked Rovan since 2017 -- 8 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Rovan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rovena, Rovenia, Rovella, Rovilla, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Rovan

Nearby Names Like Rovan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rovan

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rovan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2017–2024 (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 Rovan 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.