Rohit
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Rohit is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rohit mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Rohit a girl's or a boy's name?
Rohit is a boys' name.
How popular is Rohit in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rohit in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Rohit in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 27 | #959 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 29 | #733 |
| 2001 | 33 | #629 |
| 2000 | 24 | #785 |
| 1999 | 27 | #705 |
| 1998 | 16 | #980 |
| 1997 | 22 | #785 |
| 1996 | 20 | #797 |
How popular is Rohit in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 109 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Rohit in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rohit in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,584 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,124 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,094 |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,840 |
| 2005 | 65 | #1,939 |
| 2004 | 81 | #1,601 |
| 2003 | 95 | #1,398 |
| 2002 | 104 | #1,292 |
| 2001 | 109 | #1,219 |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,367 |
| 1999 | 60 | #1,717 |
| 1998 | 62 | #1,663 |
| 1997 | 60 | #1,654 |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,737 |
| 1995 | 59 | #1,572 |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,729 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,248 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,184 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,775 |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,200 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,170 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
Names like Rohit
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi Ajit Adhrit Rishi Rajveer Pranav Yuvraj Shivam Aarav Rishiv Ranveer Dhruv
Names related to Rohit
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena
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, “Rohit: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rohit, updated 20 October 2026.