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Girl name

Roann

100% girls · last recorded 1975

Roann has been given to about 238 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 197
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Roann per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time238

How popular is Roann?

Its best year was 1959, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 2736th. The typical living American called Roann is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Roann

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Joann0.82
  2. Roxann0.78
  3. Rowan0.75
  4. Ryann0.75
  5. Roseann0.71
  6. Louann0.66
  7. Rian0.65
  8. Breann0.64

Middle names for Roann

Ranked by flow score
  1. Roann Iris0.77
  2. Roann Opal0.77
  3. Roann Ivy0.77
  4. Roann Belle0.77
  5. Roann Alice0.75
  6. Roann Josephine0.74

Sibling names for Roann

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.63
  2. Margosister · 0.60
  3. Brucebrother · 0.58
  4. Gwendolynsister · 0.58
  5. Dannybrother · 0.57
  6. Markbrother · 0.54

Where Roann is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Roann Evans0.73
    2. Roann Edwards0.73
    3. Roann Anderson0.70
    4. Roann Allen0.70
    5. Roann Adams0.70
    6. Roann Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Roann

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.