How Many People Are Named Roshan?
people named Roshan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 182,772 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,917 babies named Roshan in Social Security records from 1961 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
64 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "light, bright" in Persian.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Roshan, 6.6% were girls and 93.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Roshan fell from 40.5% in the 1970s to 2.6% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Roshan alive today is about 22 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 31 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Roshan first appears in the records in 1961 and was given most often in 2010, to 64 babies. In 2025, 30 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1961 to 2025
π Rank History
Roshan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,789, in 2001. In 2025 it ranked #3,737.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,737 |
| Best rank | #1,789 (2001) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,137 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Roshan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Roshan were born in California than in any other state: about 280 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Roshan was given 4.4 times as often in New Jersey, 3.3 times in California and 2.3 times in New York.
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