Roshawn
The Story of Roshawn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Roshawn as a girl name dates back to 1965, when 5 babies received it. 1969 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Roshawn — #2,585 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Roshawns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2000 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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
American parents first put Roshawn on the record books as a boy name in 1968, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 31 Roshawns were born — ranking #2,399 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Roshawns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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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