Given name
Roseanna
“resembling the graceful rose”
Roseanna is a variant of Roseanne. One English interpretation is “resembling the graceful rose.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Roseanna is a variant of Roseanne. One English interpretation is “resembling the graceful rose.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Roseanna is a variant of Roseanne. An origin associated with Roseanne is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Roseanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,881
- 0 boys · 5,881 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 275 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #4,254 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,254 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 275 in 1950. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,141 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.
Roseanna’s family of names
In English usage, Roseanna has a related form in Rosanna. Roseanna has a related form in Roseanne. In English usage, Roseanna has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Rozanna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Roseanna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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