Roan Boy
How popular is Roan?
#1,305 boy name in 2025
149 baby boys were named Roan in the US in 2025, making it the 1305th most popular boy name. Another 31 girls got the name (#4,459 for girls).
Roan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,305 for boys (▲ 46 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 149 boys, 31 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,625 in 2015, #1,353 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (149 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,305 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1926 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 89% boys, 11% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Roan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Roan family of names ranked #939 for boys in 2025 (#902 the year before), with 221 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Roan | 149 | 67% |
| Roen | 67 | 30% |
| Roane | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Roan is most popular
Babies named Roan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Colorado: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (54 boys)
Roan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1930s | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1960s | 18 | #3,594 |
| 1970s | 30 | #4,503 |
| 1980s | 28 | #5,617 |
| 1990s | 92 | #4,016 |
| 2000s | 784 | #1,389 |
| 2010s | 991 | #1,354 |
| 2020s | 780 | #1,305 |
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Questions
- Is Roan a boy or girl name?
- Roan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 89% of babies named Roan were boys.
- How popular is the name Roan?
- 149 baby boys were named Roan in the US in 2025, making it the 1305th most popular boy name. Another 31 girls got the name (#4,459 for girls).
- When was Roan most popular?
- Roan peaked in 2025, when 149 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,305 in 2025.
- How many people are named Roan?
- 3,019 babies have been named Roan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,979 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Roan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Roan was most common in Colorado, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.