NameTides

Roshan

Roshan was the #3,658 boys' name in the US in 2025 (30 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Roshan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Roshan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Roshan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,658 (30)#2,014 (12)—#2,789 (6)
2024#3,605 (31)#2,444 (9)—#2,710 (6)
2023#3,474 (33)#2,161 (10)——
2022#3,344 (35)#1,534 (16)—#2,810 (5)
2021#3,740 (29)#1,595 (15)—#1,560 (12)
2020#3,344 (33)#2,228 (9)—#2,746 (5)
2019#3,899 (27)#1,217 (21)——
2018#2,848 (42)#1,382 (18)——
2017#2,840 (42)#1,470 (17)—#2,439 (6)
2016#2,783 (43)#974 (30)—#1,831 (9)
2015#3,431 (32)#1,046 (27)—#1,681 (10)
2014#2,622 (46)#1,144 (23)—#1,657 (10)
2013#2,804 (41)#788 (39)#687 (3)#1,926 (8)
2012#2,448 (51)#1,152 (23)—#1,202 (16)
2011#2,129 (62)#831 (36)—#1,467 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2010 at #2,100.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.
  • In 2022, 13% of US babies named Roshan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 56,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Roshan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 54,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 47,000 to 1 in 62,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Roshan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Roshan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RoshanCanadaBoys#2,7896
RoshanEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
RoshanEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
RoshanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RoshanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RoshanScotlandBoys—too few
RoshanUSGirls—too few
RoshanUSBoys#3,65830