Masculine dossier · first seen 1926

Roan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Roan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

141

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1926Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

141

All-time

2,585

Roan has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 141 boys were named Roan.

In 2024, only 141 boys were given the name.

All told, about 2,585 Americans have been named Roan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1926.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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