Roseann
A feminine name derived from the words "rose" and "Ann", meaning "rose" and "grace".
Name Census estimates that about 10,113 living Americans carry the first name Roseann. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Roseann today is around 64 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Roseann births was 1943 (555 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Roseann. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
10K
~ 1 in 33,892 Americans
Peak year
1943
555 babies that year
Average age
64
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,500
Tracked since 1905
Popularity
Roseann: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Roseann from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 4,113 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Roseann by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Roseann during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Roseanns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 28 states and territories. New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Roseann, while West Virginia, Virginia, Oregon recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 457 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Roseann
The name Roseann is a feminine given name that originated as an English combination of the names Rose and Ann. Rose is derived from the Latin rosa, meaning the rose flower, while Ann comes from the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favor."
The name Rose has been used since ancient times, with references to the rose flower found in ancient Roman and Greek literature. The rose was a symbol of love, beauty, and virtue in ancient cultures. Ann, on the other hand, has biblical roots and was a popular name among early Christians, particularly in the Middle Ages.
The combination of Rose and Ann into the name Roseann likely emerged in the late Middle Ages or early Renaissance period in England. It became a popular name among English-speaking communities, particularly in the United States and Canada, in the 19th and 20th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Roseann can be found in the birth records of Roseann Barr, an American actress and comedian born in 1952. Another notable Roseann is Roseann Runte, a Canadian academic and author born in 1949.
Other historical figures with the name Roseann include Roseann Cadieux (1828-1899), a Canadian Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Sœurs de Miséricorde; Roseann Shansky (1917-2000), an American mathematician and computer scientist; and Roseann Sdoia (born 1976), an American survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
The name Roseann has also been used as a character name in literature and popular culture, such as Roseann Roseannadanna, a recurring character played by Gilda Radner on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Overall, the name Roseann combines the symbolism of the rose flower with the biblical connotations of grace and favor, reflecting a blend of ancient and religious traditions in its origins and meaning.
People
Roseann + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Roseann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Roseann: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roseann?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10,113 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Roseann going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 33,892 US residents.
Is Roseann a common name?
We classify Roseann as "Uncommon". It ranks above 97.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 15,860 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Roseann most popular?
The single biggest year for Roseann was 1943, when 555 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Roseann is about 64 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Roseann a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Roseann in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.