Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2010

Roshan

Gender Unisex · 7% girls Rank 2025 #3,738 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,738
among boys · ↓64 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
30
named Roshan · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 56,936
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2010
64 babies
All-time total
1,917
#3,544 all-time among boys
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Roshan popularity over time

1,917 babies have been named Roshan since 1961, 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
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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 17 – 17 2 – –
1970s 45 66 111 11 +553% #2,647
1980s 25 220 245 25 +121% #2,068
1990s 31 284 315 32 +29% #1,952
2000s – 577 577 58 +83% #1,793
2010s 6 450 456 46 -21% #2,115
2020s (to 2025) 5 191 196 33 -28% #3,397

Where Roshan 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 30 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 29 0.02 outside top 500
2030 29 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Roshan

Roshan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,738 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 1,917 American babies have been named Roshan, about 93% boys and 7% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2010, when 64 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Roshan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Roshan?

The median living Roshan is about 21 years old; half are between 12 and 31. An estimated 1,900 people named Roshan are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

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

Roshan 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 – – 30 #3,738
2024 – – 31 #3,674
2023 – – 33 #3,547
2022 5 #17,291 35 #3,397
2021 – – 29 #3,802
2020 – – 33 #3,402
2019 – – 27 #3,974
2018 – – 42 #2,879
2017 – – 42 #2,881
2016 6 #15,870 43 #2,826
2015 – – 32 #3,498
2014 – – 46 #2,652
2013 – – 41 #2,835
2012 – – 51 #2,478
2011 – – 62 #2,140
2010 – – 64 #2,115
2009 – – 60 #2,225
2008 – – 59 #2,254
2007 – – 61 #2,205
2006 – – 62 #2,122
2005 – – 48 #2,423
2004 – – 63 #1,951
2003 – – 50 #2,200
2002 – – 56 #1,994
2001 – – 63 #1,793
2000 – – 55 #1,915
1995 9 #9,379 24 #3,003
1990 5 #14,713 26 #2,608
1985 – – 18 #2,804
1980 – – 20 #2,515
1975 9 #6,334 – –
1970 9 #5,724 – –
1965 7 #5,702 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Roshan

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

  1. 1 Roshan Seth British-Indian actor, writer and theatre director (born 1942) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Roshan?

The median living Roshan is about 21 years old. Half of all living Roshans are between 12 and 31 years old.

How many people named Roshan are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Roshan are alive in the United States, based on 1,917 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Roshan in 2025?

Roshan ranked #3,738 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Roshan?

1,917 babies have been named Roshan in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Roshan most popular?

Roshan peaked in 2010, when 64 newborns received the name.

Is Roshan a boy or girl name?

Roshan is used for both: about 7% of babies named Roshan have been girls and 93% boys.

Is the name Roshan rising or falling?

Roshan has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Roshan become more popular?

Roshan looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 boys named Roshan in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Roshan?

Well-known people named Roshan include Roshan Seth (actor).

Names like Roshan

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

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