NameTides

Roan

Roan was the #1,305 boys' name in the US in 2025 (149 babies), and #914 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Roan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Roan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Roan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,305 (149)#914 (34)#400 (8)#212 (9)#676 (4)#1,718 (12)
2024#1,351 (141)#1,000 (30)#278 (14)#305 (5)#350 (11)#1,507 (14)
2023#1,508 (117)#1,108 (26)#267 (14)#249 (7)#660 (4)#1,496 (13)
2022#1,540 (116)#993 (30)#392 (8)#285 (6)#380 (10)#1,557 (12)
2021#1,433 (126)#825 (38)#353 (10)#266 (7)#349 (11)#1,653 (11)
2020#1,353 (131)#690 (49)#390 (8)#231 (8)#556 (5)#1,708 (10)
2019#1,354 (132)#787 (40)#464 (6)#418 (3)#466 (7)#1,065 (20)
2018#1,385 (127)#932 (31)#472 (6)—#350 (11)#1,093 (19)
2017#1,378 (128)#1,247 (21)#383 (9)#318 (5)#443 (7)#1,074 (20)
2016#1,788 (85)#1,123 (25)#315 (12)#421 (3)#372 (10)#1,487 (12)
2015#1,625 (98)#1,046 (27)#389 (8)—#459 (7)#1,071 (19)
2014#1,714 (88)#1,421 (17)#439 (7)#398 (3)#286 (16)#1,200 (16)
2013#1,685 (88)#1,086 (24)#399 (8)—#296 (15)#1,551 (11)
2012#1,891 (76)#837 (37)#467 (6)#346 (4)#310 (14)#1,552 (11)
2011#1,812 (79)#1,209 (21)#491 (5)—#407 (9)#1,944 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,305.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1926.
  • In 2025, 17% of US babies named Roan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 920common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Roan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,500 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Roan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #792PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #571CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,096GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Roan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RoanCanadaBoys#1,71812
RoanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
RoanEngland & WalesBoys#91434
RoanIrelandBoys#6764
RoanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RoanNorthern IrelandBoys#2129
RoanScotlandBoys#4008
RoanUSGirls#4,46031
RoanUSBoys#1,305149