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Rohan

Boy

Meaning of Rohan: Indian: 'ascending'

Rohan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 816th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 260th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#816

306 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#260

180 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,151

First recorded 1969 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 24 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 14 babies1985: 38 babies1986: 38 babies1987: 52 babies1988: 55 babies1989: 58 babies1990: 88 babies19901991: 86 babies1992: 80 babies1993: 104 babies1994: 104 babies1995: 136 babies1996: 156 babies1997: 174 babies1998: 195 babies1999: 289 babies2000: 303 babies20002001: 305 babies2002: 437 babies2003: 486 babies2004: 522 babies2005: 498 babies2006: 492 babies2007: 516 babies2008: 503 babies2009: 500 babies2010: 478 babies20102011: 435 babies2012: 423 babies2013: 423 babies2014: 414 babies2015: 392 babies2016: 328 babies2017: 373 babies2018: 351 babies2019: 322 babies2020: 297 babies20202021: 306 babies2022: 306 babies2023: 297 babies2024: 296 babies2025: 306 babies
US babies named Rohan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 522.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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