Roshon
The Story of Roshon
As a girl name
Roshon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1967, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1969: 11 births, good for #4,419 nationwide. About 60% of every Roshon on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Roshon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1975, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 60 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Roshon as a boy name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Roshon — #3,400 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Roshon on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Roshon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 166 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Roshon
Roshon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 166 births in the dataset. Roshon's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #3,400. Use the chart and map above to compare Roshon'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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