Given name
Rohana
“resembling sandalwood”
Rohana is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “resembling sandalwood.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “resembling sandalwood.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rohana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 0 boys · 28 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,576 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,576 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rohana’s family of names
Rohana has a related form in Rohan. Rohana has a related form in Rohanah. Rohana has a related form in Rohane.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rohana
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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