Is Roan a boy or girl name?
Roan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 141 boys were named Roan, so 10.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.9% of the 2,839 US babies named Roan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,350
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,164
- Babies named Roan since 1926
- 2,839
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 157 babies
Boys and girls named Roan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 92 | 8 | 8% |
| 2000s | 784 | 70 | 8.2% |
| 2010s | 991 | 102 | 9.3% |
| 2020s | 631 | 74 | 10.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 141 | #1,350 | 16 | #7,164 |
| 2023 | 117 | #1,514 | 9 | #10,989 |
| 2022 | 116 | #1,545 | 12 | #8,947 |
| 2021 | 126 | #1,437 | 19 | #6,360 |
| 2020 | 131 | #1,357 | 18 | #6,586 |
| 2019 | 132 | #1,364 | 16 | #7,280 |
| 2018 | 127 | #1,393 | 17 | #7,039 |
| 2017 | 128 | #1,382 | 12 | #9,239 |
| 2016 | 85 | #1,796 | 10 | #10,697 |
| 2015 | 98 | #1,637 | 10 | #10,719 |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,724 | 5 | #18,668 |
| 2013 | 88 | #1,691 | 6 | #16,135 |
| 2012 | 76 | #1,905 | 9 | #12,045 |
| 2011 | 79 | #1,822 | 9 | #11,961 |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,710 | 8 | #13,213 |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,786 | 7 | #14,908 |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,490 | 5 | #19,849 |
| 2007 | 103 | #1,534 | 13 | #9,433 |
| 2006 | 106 | #1,458 | 7 | #14,808 |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,399 | 7 | #14,186 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,454 | 13 | #8,618 |
| 2003 | 68 | #1,775 | 10 | #10,273 |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,215 | 8 | #11,953 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,730 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,975 | 8 | #11,148 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,599 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,198 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,152 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,655 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,947 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,871 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,570 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,013 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,067 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,558 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,094 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,238 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,073 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,250 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,695 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,109 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,956 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,586 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,861 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,615 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,982 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,420 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,713 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Roan reached #1,350 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #6,360 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.