How Many People Are Named Roshan?
An estimated 1,843 people in the United States have the first name Roshan. It is predominantly male (93.2%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Roshan peaked in popularity in 2010 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roshan 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 Roshan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,843
About 1 in 185,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.2% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2010
64 births
Total Registered
1,886
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roshan
Roshan is predominantly male (93.2%), though 129 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Roshan as a male name
Ranked #3,754 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (64 births)
Roshan as a female name
Ranked #17,280 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1976 (10 births)
Roshan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roshan span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 577 babies were registered. Roshan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Roshan by Decade
How has Roshan 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.
Roshan by State
Birth registrations for Roshan span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri. On average, about 41 Roshans were registered per state.
Roshan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Roshan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Roshan
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Roshan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roshan?
We estimate approximately 1,843 people named Roshan 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 185,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Roshan a common name?
Roshan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,886 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roshan most popular?
Roshan reached peak popularity in 2010, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roshan is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roshan a male name?
Roshan is predominantly male. 93.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roshan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roshan Smith, Roshan Johnson, Roshan 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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