boys' name ★ peaked 2004

Rohan

Meaning Rohan is both a given name and a surname Gender Boy Rank 2025 #812 Trend → Stable

Rohan is both a given name and a surname.

Rank 2025
#812
among boys · ↑29 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
306
named Rohan · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,582
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2004
522 babies
All-time total
12,151
#1,079 all-time among boys
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Rohan popularity over time

12,151 babies have been named Rohan since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 6 6 1 – #4,315
1970s – 82 82 8 +1267% #2,636
1980s – 342 342 34 +317% #1,419
1990s – 1,412 1,412 141 +313% #626
2000s 10 4,552 4,562 456 +223% #480
2010s 26 3,913 3,939 394 -14% #536
2020s (to 2025) 13 1,795 1,808 301 -24% #801

Where Rohan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 305 0.18 outside top 500
2027 303 0.18 outside top 500
2028 302 0.18 outside top 500
2029 302 0.18 outside top 500
2030 301 0.18 outside top 500

Where Rohan is most popular

Boys named Rohan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.174 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Rohan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 14 0.948 +444%
Massachusetts 48 0.349 +100%
Washington 57 0.348 +100%
New Jersey 65 0.323 +85%
Maryland 38 0.319 +83%
Colorado 39 0.302 +73%
Virginia 54 0.285 +63%
California 252 0.276 +58%
New York 97 0.224 +28%
Georgia 54 0.213 +22%
Illinois 52 0.203 +17%
Oregon 15 0.198 +13%
North Carolina 50 0.196 +12%
Florida 83 0.175 ≈ national
Michigan 35 0.171 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 45 0.169 ≈ national
Texas 141 0.160 -8%
Arizona 26 0.159 -9%
Indiana 19 0.118 -32%
Ohio 31 0.117 -33%
Utah 11 0.115 -34%
Tennessee 17 0.094 -46%
Connecticut 6 0.089 -49%
Missouri 12 0.087 -50%
Wisconsin 6 0.051 -71%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -77%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rohan

Rohan is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #812 in 2025 with 306 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 12,151 American babies have been named Rohan. Its peak came in 2004, when 522 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rohan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rohan?

The median living Rohan is about 16 years old; half are between 9 and 22. An estimated 12 thousand people named Rohan are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rohan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 306 #812
2024 5 #17,191 291 #841
2023 – – 297 #825
2022 – – 306 #815
2021 – – 306 #801
2020 8 #11,927 289 #805
2019 7 #13,532 315 #757
2018 8 #12,280 343 #710
2017 – – 373 #678
2016 – – 328 #743
2015 5 #18,584 387 #666
2014 – – 414 #634
2013 – – 423 #601
2012 6 #16,455 417 #605
2011 – – 435 #577
2010 – – 478 #536
2009 – – 500 #534
2008 – – 503 #531
2007 5 #19,911 511 #515
2006 – – 492 #523
2005 5 #18,590 493 #503
2004 – – 522 #480
2003 – – 486 #504
2002 – – 437 #520
2001 – – 305 #624
2000 – – 303 #621
1995 – – 136 #955
1990 – – 88 #1,165
1985 – – 38 #1,664
1980 – – 23 #2,273
1975 – – 8 #4,229
1970 – – 9 #3,472
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rohan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rohan Bopanna Rohan Bopanna Indian tennis player (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rohan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rohan?

The median living Rohan is about 16 years old. Half of all living Rohans are between 9 and 22 years old.

How many people named Rohan are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Rohan are alive in the United States, based on 12,151 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rohan mean?

Rohan is both a given name and a surname.

How popular is the name Rohan in 2025?

Rohan ranked #812 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 306 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rohan?

12,151 babies have been named Rohan in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rohan most popular?

Rohan peaked in 2004, when 522 newborns received the name.

Is Rohan a boy or girl name?

Rohan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rohan rising or falling?

Rohan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rohan become more popular?

Rohan looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 301 boys named Rohan in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rohan?

Well-known people named Rohan include Rohan Bopanna (tennis player).

Names like Rohan

Names that sound and feel close to Rohan: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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