Roanna

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Roanna by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Roanna.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 1951, making it a 1950s name.

What we can tell you about Roanna

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Roanna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Roxannadawn; a form of Roxana84 in the US (2017)
  • Rosannarose grace; combination of Rose and Anna56 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ronnamighty ruler; a form of Rona
  • Rianna36 in the US (2017)
  • Ryanna24 in the US (2017)
  • Reanna20 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Roanna

Names that are said the same way as Roanna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Rowenawhite or fair haired8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ronya11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ronia10 in the US (2017)
  • Ronnae5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Roanna

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