Girls' name · since 1974
Roshni
1,034 babies named Roshni in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,034
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,034 babies have been named Roshni since 1974, making it today's #12197 girls' name.
Roshni has 1,034 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12197 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #7,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,197 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,034 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roshni ranks #7,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,197 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,034 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,034
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Roshni's 1,034 recorded births place it above 89.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Roshni compares
1,034 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Roshni's all-time total is 175% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roshni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,034 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roshni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roshni's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roshni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Roshni by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (327 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Roshni's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Roshni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
178 births
- 1990s
1990s
299 births
- 2000s
2000s
327 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 327 births (32% of all-time use).
How Roshni compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Roshni's total volume
Roshni by state
Where Roshni concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 9.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 92 | 8.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 31 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 25 | 2.4% |
102 of 1,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Roshni's data
- Roshni's decade-level peak was the 2000s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Roshnis (102 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 Roshni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
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 Roshni 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.