Rohini
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #11,928 for girls
Rohini is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Rohini mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Rohini a girl's or a boy's name?
Rohini is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rohini in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rohini in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Rohini in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Rohini in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Rohini, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
2025 had more girls named Rohini than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Rohini in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rohini in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Rohini
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vaishnavi Avani Radhika Dhriti Tanvi Sanvi Yashvi Dhanvi Aadhini Kashvi Krishvi Vaani
Names related to Rohini
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rohini: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rohini, updated 20 October 2026.