How Many People Are Named Rohit?
An estimated 1,854 people in the United States have the first name Rohit. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Rohit peaked in popularity in 2001 with 109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rohit as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rohit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,854
About 1 in 184,873 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2001
109 births
Total Registered
1,898
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rohit
Rohit is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,898 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rohit as a male name
Ranked #9,663 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (109 births)
Rohit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rohit span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 797 babies were registered. Rohit has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rohit by Decade
How has Rohit tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rohit by State
Birth registrations for Rohit span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Florida. On average, about 72 Rohits were registered per state.
Rohit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rohit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rohit
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Rohit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rohit?
We estimate approximately 1,854 people named Rohit are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 184,873 Americans share this first name.
Is Rohit a common name?
Rohit is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,898 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rohit most popular?
Rohit reached peak popularity in 2001, when 109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rohit is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rohit a male name?
Rohit is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rohit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rohit Smith, Rohit Johnson, Rohit Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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