Rohan
Rohan was the 812th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 306 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 480th with 522 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 146 places. More babies were named Rohan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning ascending (Sanskrit); also a Breton place name · Sanskrit, French
Say it ROH-un /ˈɹoʊən/
- Rank in 2025
- #812 boys, down 7 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 306boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004522 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,151babies recorded
What does the name Rohan mean?
Rohan has separate sources. As an Indian name it comes from Sanskrit, from the root ruh 'to rise, ascend', as in rohaṇa 'ascending'. As a European surname it comes from Rohan in Brittany, seat of the noble house of Rohan, and Wiktionary also notes it as a variant of the Irish names Rowan and Ruane. Many readers also know Rohan as a kingdom in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
रुह् (ruh) (Sanskrit, “to rise, ascend”)
How sure is this? Well established. Two unrelated origins; Indian bearers usually have the Sanskrit name.
Pronunciation: In Indian use it is often ROH-hahn.
See also: Sanskrit and Indian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rohan', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'रुह्', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Rohan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 49 since 2005.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #812 | 306 |
| 2020 | #805 | 289 |
| 2010 | #536 | 478 |
| 2000 | #621 | 303 |
| 1990 | #1,165 | 88 |
| 1980 | #2,273 | 23 |
| 1970 | #3,472 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rohan, counting every spelling?
Rohan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #726 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #812 for Rohan on its own. Together these spellings went to 351 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan | 306 | #812 | 1,506 |
| Rohaan | 25 | #4,226 | 134 |
| Rohen | 20 | #5,006 | 126 |
| Rohin | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rohan?
306 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rohan (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rohan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 27 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rohan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rohan?
About 11,900 people born in the US named Rohan are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 23. That makes Rohan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rohan by state
How common Rohan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.0×), Washington (2.0×), New Jersey (1.9×), Maryland (1.8×), Colorado (1.7×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rohan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rohan, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Rohan · Sibling names for Rohan
Questions about the name Rohan
What does Rohan mean?
Rohan means “ascending (Sanskrit); also a Breton place name” (Sanskrit, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Rohan?
Rohan was the 812th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 306 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 480th with 522 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 146 places. More babies were named Rohan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rohan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rohan in the US.
Where is Rohan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rohan was most common in District of Columbia (0.95 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and Washington.