boy's name
Roan
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,570
Scotland
#281
2024 births
Roan is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 180 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Roan is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 180 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,419 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1926.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Roan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 28 |
| 1990s | 100 |
| 2000s | 854 |
| 2010s | 1,093 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 885 |
How popular is Roan?
In 2025, Roan was given to 180 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Roan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Roan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Roan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Roan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Roan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Rohan
Sibling names for Roan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Roan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Roan
How popular is the name Roan?
In 2025, Roan was given to 180 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Roan a girl's or a boy's name?
Roan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Roan?
Roan has 1 syllable.
When was Roan most popular?
Roan peaked in 2025, when 180 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Roan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Roan currently ranks #281 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.