Given name
Roanne
“a woman with reddishbrown skin”
Roanne is a variant of Roana. One Spanish interpretation is “a woman with reddishbrown skin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Roanne is a variant of Roana. One Spanish interpretation is “a woman with reddishbrown skin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Roanne is a variant of Roana. An origin associated with Roana is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Roanne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 396
- 0 boys · 396 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 509 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Roanne’s family of names
In English usage, Roanne has a related form in Roanna. In English usage, Roanne has a related form in Roanna. Roanne has a related form in Roana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Roanne
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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