Is Roan a boy or girl name?

Roan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,019 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.4% were girls and 90.6% were boys.

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Roan

Recorded 1926–2025 · United States

Roan was most popular in 2025, when 180 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,368 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,368, with 180 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,019 people named Roan.

Roan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Roan’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Roan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Roan is mostly a boy’s name — 9.4% of the 3,019 Americans given it were girls and 90.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Roan

Where Roan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org