girl's name

Roanna

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 483

Roanna is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2010 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1951, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1917.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Roanna over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Roanna by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1920s 7
1930s 12
1940s 43
1950s 98
1960s 116
1970s 64
1980s 60
1990s 24
2000s 6
2010s (to 2010) 5

How popular is Roanna?

In 2010, Roanna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Roanna is used

England & Wales #5,459 4 in 2025
United States #18,094 5 in 2010

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Roanna

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Roanna also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Roanna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Roanna

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Roanna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Roanna

How popular is the name Roanna?

In 2010, Roanna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Roanna a girl's or a boy's name?

Roanna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Roanna?

Roanna has 2 syllables.

When was Roanna most popular?

Roanna peaked in 1951, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Roanna a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Roanna currently ranks #5,459 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.