Roan
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning a horse with a coat of mixed color; reddish-brown.
Roan by the numbers
In 2025, 34 babies in England and Wales were named Roan. In the US, 138 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Roan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Romancitizen of Rome1,420 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ronanlittle seal or descendant of Rónan232 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rohanascending or rising165 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rianlittle king or kingly140 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Roan
Names that are said the same way as Roan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a horse
Like Roan, each of these has a horse in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Coltyoung horse1,329 in the US (2017)
- Marshallhorse servant or stable master938 in the US (2017)
- Philiplover of horses725 in the US (2017)
- Philliplover of horses; a form of Philip725 in the US (2017)
- Felipefriend of horses; Spanish form of Philip298 in the US (2017)
- Coltercolt herder; one who tends young horses142 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Roan
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