boy's name
Roshan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,235
Scotland
#818
2013 births
Roshan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2010, when 64 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Roshan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 111 |
| 1980s | 245 |
| 1990s | 315 |
| 2000s | 577 |
| 2010s | 456 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 196 |
How popular is Roshan?
In 2025, Roshan was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Roshan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Roshan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Roshan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Roshan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Roshan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Roshan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Roshan
How popular is the name Roshan?
In 2025, Roshan was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Roshan a girl's or a boy's name?
Roshan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Roshan most popular?
Roshan peaked in 2010, when 64 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Roshan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Roshan currently ranks #2,113 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.