Given name & surname · also Indian
Roshan
“light, shining, splen did”·“the shining light”·“born during the daylight”
Roshan is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “light, shining, splen did” (Persian), “the shining light” (Indian), and “born during the daylight” (Persian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “light, shining, splen did” (Persian), “the shining light” (Indian), and “born during the daylight” (Persian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Persian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Roshan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,917
- 1,788 boys · 129 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,738 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,738 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 64 in 2010. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,708 as a first name in 2020; 643 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Roshan’s family of names
Roshan has a related form in Roshni. Roshan has a related form in Roshawn. Roshan has a related form in Roshaun.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Roshan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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