Rohan
Rohan is both a given name and a surname. It has multiple origins, including Arabic, Persian, Indian, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and Japanese.
Meaning & Origin of Rohan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rohan is both a given name and a surname. It has multiple origins, including Arabic, Persian, Indian, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and Japanese.
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The Story of Rohan
Rohan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 522 Rohans were born — ranking #480 that year. As of 2026, Rohan ranks #838 for baby boys with 294 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 12K Rohans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Rohan
Rohan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Rohan's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #480. Use the chart and map above to compare Rohan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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