US rank #9141 Boys' name Peak 2001 1,898 births

Rohit — #9141 US boys' name

1,898 babies named Rohit in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1381980s2311990s4942000s7972010s2162020s22
#9141
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Rohit was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

109 babies were named Rohit in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rohit

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,898 babies named Rohit between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rohit currently holds the #9141 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 109 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rohit performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 797 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rohit shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 328 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rohit in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rohit 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 1,898 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.

Rohit at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,898

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2001

109 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,141

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rohit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
109
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Rohit by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
797 births that decade — 42% of Rohit's all-time total
1970s1381980s2311990s4942000s7972010s2162020s22

Rohit by state

Where Rohit concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rohit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
328 17.3%
#2 New Jersey
135 7.1%
#3 New York
126 6.6%
#4 Texas
64 3.4%
#5 Michigan
37 1.9%
#6 Illinois
28 1.5%
#7 Virginia
19 1.0%
#8 Maryland
17 0.9%
California share of Rohit's total US births 17.3%
Even split

328 of 1,898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Rohit appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rohit?
1,898 babies have been named Rohit since 1970. It currently ranks #9141 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 109 births.
When was Rohit most popular?
Rohit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 797 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Rohit most popular?
The top states for the name Rohit are California (328 births), New Jersey (135 births), New York (126 births).
How long has the name Rohit been used?
Rohit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rohit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rohan, 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, 1970–2024 (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.