Roshni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROHSH-nee
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #11,928 for girls
Roshni is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “light, brightness”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Roshni mean?
Persian: Hindi and Urdu roshni, from Persian roshan 'bright'
“light, brightness”
Is Roshni a girl's or a boy's name?
Roshni is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Roshni in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Roshni, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 45 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Roshni than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Roshni in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Roshni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 30 | #916 |
| 2002 | 37 | #750 |
| 2001 | 22 | #1,042 |
| 2000 | 24 | #987 |
| 1999 | 21 | #1,065 |
| 1998 | 31 | #813 |
| 1997 | 45 | #632 |
| 1996 | 37 | #699 |
How popular is Roshni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 11,928th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Roshni, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 51 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Roshni in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Roshni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 39 | #3,853 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 40 | #3,528 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 51 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 32 | #3,544 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 29 | #3,618 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 27 | #3,275 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
Names like Roshni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ridhi, Saanvi, Tanvi, Rani, Anvi, Dhriti, Sanvi, Yashvi, Sharvi, Dhanvi, Aashvi, Shanvi
Names related to Roshni
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), 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, “Roshni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/roshni, updated 20 October 2026.