Rozanna
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "delightful rose".
Name Census estimates that about 296 living Americans carry the first name Rozanna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Rozanna today is around 57 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rozanna births was 1982 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rozanna. 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
296
~ 1 in 1,157,954 Americans
Peak year
1982
25 babies that year
Average age
57
years old
1993 SSA rank
#15,255
Tracked since 1938
Census
Rozanna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 411 people with the first name Rozanna, which placed it at #23,711 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
#23,711
National first-name rank
People counted
411
411 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rozanna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rozanna is White at 62.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.6%). 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 Rozanna 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 Rozanna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.3% · 256
- Hispanic or Latino19.2% · 79
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.6% · 27
- Black or African American6.1% · 25
- Two or more races3.2% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.7% · 11
Popularity
Rozanna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rozanna from the 1930s through to the 1990s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 124 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
Rozanna 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 Rozanna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Rozannas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Rozanna
The name Rozanna has its roots in the Slavic and Greek languages, with its origins dating back to the 9th century. Its earliest form was Roksana, derived from the Persian name Roshanak, meaning "bright" or "luminous." Over time, the name evolved into various spellings, including Roxana, Roxanne, and Rozanna.
In ancient times, the name Roksana was famously associated with the wife of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian ruler who conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece to India. Roksana, a Bactrian princess, married Alexander in 327 BC and bore him a son, Alexander IV.
The name Rozanna gained popularity in medieval Europe, particularly in regions influenced by the Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church. One notable figure from this period was Rozanna Mikhailovna, a Russian princess born in the late 12th century, who was the daughter of Grand Prince Mikhail of Vladimir.
During the Renaissance, the name Rozanna became more widespread across Europe. In 1602, English poet Michael Drayton mentioned a character named "Roxana" in his pastoral poem "The Baron's Wars." This may have been one of the earliest recorded instances of the name's usage in English literature.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Rozanna or its variants:
1. Roxana (c. 340 BC - c. 310 BC), the Bactrian wife of Alexander the Great, mentioned earlier.
2. Roxana Daniela, a 16th-century Romanian noble and landowner, known for her patronage of the arts and literature.
3. Roxana Capor (1716-1801), a Romanian noblewoman and philanthropist who founded several schools and hospitals in Wallachia.
4. Roxana Blanca Condomine (1756-1840), a French actress and playwright who performed in Paris during the late 18th century.
5. Roxana Bonilla (1956-present), a Honduran painter and sculptor, renowned for her vibrant depictions of Central American culture and landscapes.
While the name Rozanna has seen various iterations and fluctuations in popularity over the centuries, its enduring presence across multiple cultures and time periods reflects its rich historical significance and beautiful meaning of radiance and brightness.
People
Rozanna + last name combinations
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Related
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FAQ
Rozanna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rozanna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 296 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rozanna 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 1,157,954 US residents.
Is Rozanna a common name?
We classify Rozanna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 378 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rozanna most popular?
The single biggest year for Rozanna was 1982, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rozanna is about 57 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rozanna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 411 people with the name Rozanna, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,711 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 Rozanna 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 Rozanna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rozanna appears almost entirely female. Of the 407 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Rozanna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rozanna is White at 62.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.6%). 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 Rozanna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Rozanna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.3% (256 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 Rozanna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rozanna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rozanna 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 Rozanna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rozanna 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 Rozanna 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 many Americans are named Rozanna?
Want to know how many people have the name Rozanna? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.