Roshaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROH-shan
- Origin
- Persian
Roshaan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “bright, shining”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Roshaan mean?
Persian: spelling of Roshan; used in Urdu and Hindi
“bright, shining”
Persian for bright or illuminated; the name Roxana, borne by Alexander the Great's wife, is thought to share the same root.
Meaning borrowed from Roshan.
Is Roshaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Roshaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Roshaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Roshaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Roshaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Roshaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Armaan, Rivaan, Rishaan, Ridhaan, Rishi, Nirvaan, Kamran, Vivaan, Ishaan, Navaan, Vihaan, Rajveer
Names related to Roshaan
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Roshaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/roshaan, updated 20 October 2026.