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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Roseann with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Roseann in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 15,705 people with the first name Roseann, which placed it at #1,850 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,850
National first-name rank
People counted
16K
15,705 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
5.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Roseann
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Roseann is White at 84.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Roseann described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Roseann at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.7% · 13,305
- Hispanic or Latino8.1% · 1,279
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 461
- Black or African American2.4% · 372
- Two or more races1.2% · 192
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 96
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.
How common was Roseann in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 15,705 people with the name Roseann, or 5.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,850 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Roseann in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Roseann?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Roseann appears almost entirely female. Of the 15,704 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Roseann?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Roseann is White at 84.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Roseann most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Roseann in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.7% (13,305 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Roseann in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Roseann still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Roseann in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Roseann can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Roseann?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.