Is Roshan a boy or girl name?

Roshan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,917 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.7% were girls and 93.3% were boys.

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Roshan

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Roshan was most popular in 2010, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,752 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,917 people named Roshan.

Roshan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Roshan’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Roshan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Roshan is mostly a boy’s name — 6.7% of the 1,917 Americans given it were girls and 93.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Roshan

Where Roshan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org