Boys' name · since 1970
Rohit
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.
- #3,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,898
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,898 boys have been named Rohit since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rohit recorded 1,898 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #3,415 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,898 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rohit ranks #3,415 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,898 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,898
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rohit's 1,898 recorded births place it above 92.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Rohit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rohit's full recorded timeline at 1996, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 109 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rohit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Rohit by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (797 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Rohit's strongest decade.
797 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Rohit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 138
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 231
1980s
231 births
- 1990s
1990s
494 births
- 2000s
2000s
797 births
- 2010s 216
2010s
216 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 797 births (42% of all-time use).
How Rohit compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rohit's total volume
Rohit by state
Where Rohit concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| 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% |
328 of 1,898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Rohit appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rohit's data
- Rohit's decade-level peak was the 2000s (797 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rohits (328 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rohit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rohit draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.