Roan: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “reddish-brown”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- ROHN · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (91% of all uses)
From an English word for a horse coat color, from Old French roan. It also appears in surname and place-name use.
How popular is Roan?
Babies named Roan in 2024157
2024 rank#1,347 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18802,839
Roan is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Roan
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Roan questions
What does the name Roan mean?
Roan means "reddish-brown". It comes from English. From an English word for a horse coat color, from Old French roan. It also appears in surname and place-name use.
Is Roan a boy or girl name?
Roan is mainly a boy's name in US records (91% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Roan?
157 US babies were named Roan in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Roan?
Roan is usually pronounced ROHN.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.