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.
More common than 94% of names given to boys today.
39% of everyone ever named Rohan was born in this single decade.
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' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Rohan popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969
- Peak year (2004)
- 522
- Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
Currently ranks #840 among boys.
11,796 total births across 56 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 522 births in a single year.
Rohan popularity over time — girls
49 total births recorded since 2005 (Rohan as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Rohan accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rohan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 4,552 births that decade — 39% of Rohan's all-time total
Rohan decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,552 births
- Runner-up 3,913 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Rohan's strongest decade
4,552 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
Rohan by state
Where Rohan concentrates geographically — total births since 1969
| 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% |
2,032 of 11,796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 17.2% of nationwide
- New York 10.1% of nationwide
- New Jersey 7.5% of nationwide
- Texas 6.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 17.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Rohan appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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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.