Roshawn
The Story of Roshawn
As a girl name
Roshawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 26 Roshawns were born — ranking #2,585 that year. As of 2026, Roshawn ranks #15,031 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 422 Roshawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Roshawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1968, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 31 Roshawns were born — ranking #2,399 that year. As of 2026, Roshawn ranks #8,250 for boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 931 Roshawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Roshawn
Roshawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 931 births in the dataset. Roshawn's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #2,399. Use the chart and map above to compare Roshawn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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