Unisex name · since 1974
Roshan
Roshan has 1,788 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,696 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,788
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roshan is the #3696 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,788 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Roshan recorded 1,788 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #3696 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, 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 1974 to 2025.
- #3,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,696 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,788 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roshan ranks #3,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,696 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,788 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,696 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,788
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Roshan's 1,788 recorded births place it above 92.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Roshan compares
1,788 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Roshan's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roshan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,788 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roshan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roshan's full recorded timeline at 2000, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roshan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Roshan popularity over time - girls
129 total births recorded since 1961 (Roshan as girls' name)
Roshan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (577 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Roshan's strongest decade.
577 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Roshan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 220
1980s
220 births
- 1990s
1990s
284 births
- 2000s
2000s
577 births
- 2010s
2010s
450 births
- 2020s 191
2020s
191 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 577 births (32% of all-time use).
How Roshan 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 Roshan's total volume
Roshan by state
Where Roshan concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 285 | 15.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 92 | 5.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 72 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 65 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.6% |
285 of 1,788 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Roshan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roshan's data
- Roshan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (577 total births); usage has since declined to 191 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Roshans (285 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roshan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Roshan 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.