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Roshanda

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Pronounced roh-SHAN-duh /roʊˈʃæn.də/Medium

Meaning: Roshanda is a coined name joining the decorative Ro- opening to the -shanda sound heard in Lashonda and Rashonda. Like its cousins it was created for rhythm and freshness rather than inherited from a root language.Low

In 30 seconds: Roshanda is a coined African American name pairing Ro- with the -shanda of Lashonda and Rashonda. It crested at the end of the nineteen-seventies.
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Origin MediumAmerican
MeaningRoshanda is a coined name joining the decorative Ro- opening to the -shanda sound heard in Lashonda and Rashonda. Like its cousins it was created for rhythm and freshness rather than inherited from a root language.
U.S. rank (2001)#10831 ↘ Falling
2001 U.S. births9 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1979
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,163

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197919642001

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Roshanda is an invented name from the fertile nineteen-seventies wave of coined African American names, formed by fitting the Ro- prefix to the -shanda base shared with Rashonda and Lashonda. These names were prized for sounding new and personal, not for a dictionary meaning.

Its high point fell around 1979, after which it faded toward rarity. A woman named Roshanda at the peak is now in her mid-forties. It has not revived, and reads as firmly of its decade; a parent drawn to it might note the natural short forms Ro and Shanda.

Did you know? Roshanda sits in a whole family of prefix-plus-Shonda inventions — La-, Ra-, Ro- — that African American parents coined in the nineteen-seventies; it peaked around 1979 with roughly eighty girls a year.
Overall data confidence 58%
References — Roshanda — Coined African American name, prefix+Shonda family; SSA peak 1979

Variations

RashondaLashondaRoshaunda

Nicknames

RoShanda

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If you like Roshanda…

Lashonda— the same -shonda base with a La- prefix
Rashonda— a near-twin built on Ra- instead of Ro-
Shanda— the short base name inside Roshanda
Tawanda— another coined seventies name with the same cadence

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Roshanda mean?

Roshanda is a coined African American name from the Ro- plus -shanda family; it shares its shape with Lashonda and Rashonda rather than carrying a single root meaning.

How do you pronounce Roshanda?

It's said roh-SHAN-duh /roʊˈʃæn.də/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.

Is Roshanda a boy or girl name?

Roshanda is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Roshanda?

Roshanda was an uncommon coined name that crested at the end of the nineteen-seventies and has been rare since.

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