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Roshan

Boy

Meaning of Roshan: Sanskrit: 'bright or shining'

Roshan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3622nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3622

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,917

First recorded 1961 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 23 babies1982: 25 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 30 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 31 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 29 babies1993: 32 babies1994: 37 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 33 babies1998: 55 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 55 babies20002001: 63 babies2002: 56 babies2003: 50 babies2004: 63 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 62 babies2007: 61 babies2008: 59 babies2009: 60 babies2010: 64 babies20102011: 62 babies2012: 51 babies2013: 41 babies2014: 46 babies2015: 32 babies2016: 49 babies2017: 42 babies2018: 42 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 29 babies2022: 40 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Roshan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 64.

Gender split

93% boys · 7% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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