MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rohan mean?
Rohan continues Sanskrit rohaṇa, climbing or rising. The noun also describes growing or sprouting. In medical contexts it can refer to the healing over of a wound.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रोहन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rohan in Indian usage
2,439 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 835 |
| 1990s | 1,441 |
| Other decades | 163 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Goa | 1,004 |
| Delhi | 623 |
| Kerala | 475 |
| Other states | 337 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rohan / M | 165 | 274 |
| Scotland | Rohan / M | 21 | 198 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rohan ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rohan; Table_6, C280 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rohan; Table_6, C280
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rohan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rohan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Monier-Williams, rohaṇa, p. 890,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.