US rank #840 Boys' name Peak 2004 11,796 births

Rohan — #840 US boys' name

11,796 babies named Rohan in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s821980s3431990s14122000s45522010s39132020s1488
#840
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 94% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Rohan was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

522 babies were named Rohan in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rohan

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,796 babies named Rohan between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rohan currently holds the #840 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 522 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rohan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 4,552 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rohan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,032 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Rohan in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rohan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11,796 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rohan at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

11,796

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2004

522 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#840

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rohan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2004)
522
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
-2000200400600 202420172010200319961989198219751969 6

Rohan popularity over time — girls

49 total births recorded since 2005 (Rohan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 49 births
456789 20242020201920182015201220072005 5

Rohan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
4,552 births that decade — 39% of Rohan's all-time total
1960s61970s821980s3431990s14122000s45522010s39132020s1488

Rohan by state

Where Rohan concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rohan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,032 17.2%
#2 New York
1,186 10.1%
#3 New Jersey
890 7.5%
#4 Texas
809 6.9%
#5 Illinois
604 5.1%
#6 Florida
521 4.4%
#7 Massachusetts
421 3.6%
#8 Virginia
415 3.5%
California share of Rohan's total US births 17.2%
Even split

2,032 of 11,796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Rohan appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rohan?
11,796 babies have been named Rohan since 1969. It currently ranks #840 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 522 births.
When was Rohan most popular?
Rohan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 4,552 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Rohan most popular?
The top states for the name Rohan are California (2,032 births), New York (1,186 births), New Jersey (890 births).
How long has the name Rohan been used?
Rohan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rohan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rohit, Rohn, Rohaan, Rohin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.