Roan
Meaning
variant of Rowan, traditionally 'little red-haired one'; also a horse-coat-color word
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Roan peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
430 people · the #14,839 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 21
Among people named Roan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1990s as in the 2000s, more than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Roan
Most people given the name Roan in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Roan deep dive
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