Roshan
Boy · ROH-shan · Persian
Roshan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “bright, shining”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Roshan mean?
Persian: 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.
- Say it
- ROH-shan
Is Roshan a girl's or a boy's name?
Roshan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US.
How popular is Roshan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Roshan, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 47 boys. 3 girls were also named Roshan in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Roshan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Roshan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 42 | #823 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 36 | #892 |
| 2010 | 42 | #786 |
| 2009 | 36 | #864 |
| 2008 | 41 | #780 |
| 2007 | 47 | #676 |
| 2006 | 34 | #823 |
| 2005 | 41 | #707 |
| 2004 | 37 | #710 |
| 2003 | 36 | #668 |
| 2002 | 44 | #541 |
| 2001 | 24 | #796 |
| 2000 | 29 | #688 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 25 | #716 |
| 1996 | 33 | #563 |
How popular is Roshan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Roshan, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 64 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Roshan in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2022, 13% of the babies named Roshan in the US were girls.
Roshan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,782 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,802 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,128 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,099 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,202 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,236 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,101 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,395 |
| 2004 | 63 | #1,930 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,176 |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,970 |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,773 |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,891 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,928 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,176 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,288 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
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