The baby name Roan is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /roʊn/ (ROHN).
The baby name Roan is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /roʊn/ (ROHN).
Roan is Dutch, English, Irish in Origin.
Roan is a modern unisex given name with several converging roots. In the British Isles it appears as a clipped or respelled form of Irish Rónán (“little seal,” from rón + -án) and of Rowan, a surname‑turned‑forename linked to Ó Ruadháin (“descendant of Ruadhán,” “little red one”) and to the protective rowan tree. Independently, English roan is an animal‑coat color term (via French roan/rouan, likely from a Germanic source), lending the name a nature/color nuance. In Dutch usage, Roan has risen since the late 1990s as a sleek, international choice.
Historical use as a given name is sparse before the 20th century, but Roan occurs earlier as a Scottish and English surname and placename element. Variants and related forms include Ronan, Rónán, Rowan, Rowen, Roen, and Roane; nicknames Roe/Ro. Meanings vary by root: “little seal,” “little red one,” or “mottled, red‑brown.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AL | 0 | #71 | 6 | 2,372 | |
| JM | 0 | #89 | 5 | 3,714 | |
| PH | 0 | #103 | 8 | 5,607 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #120 | 18 | 1,769 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #153 | 36 | 401 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #178 | 5 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #209 | 14 | 4,141 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #227 | 46 | 6,876 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #269 | 30 | 5,122 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #293 | 14 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #307 | 19 | 7,570 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #322 | 24 | 7,678 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #346 | 12 | 8,477 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #364 | 24 | 2,865 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #370 | 21 | 13,098 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #372 | 12 | 11,440 |
| NL | 0 | #375 | 17 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #392 | 7 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #416 | 9 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #417 | 88 | 11,303 |
| ZA | 0 | #425 | 23 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #493 | 23 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #510 | 14 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #522 | 14 | 12,703 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #525 | 513 | 5,873 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #535 | 19 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| SY | 0 | #560 | 173 | 11,684 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #599 | 19 | 11,648 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #656 | 12 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #660 | 23 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #684 | 7 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #734 | 18 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #752 | 141 | 7,044 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #802 | 158 | 14,742 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #813 | 123 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #861 | 26 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #901 | 16 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #918 | 9 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #926 | 30 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,015 | 164 | 25,619 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,189 | 23 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,431 | 16 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,450 | 22 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,575 | 40 | 28,008 |
Roan is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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