MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Roshan mean?
Roshan is a Persian brightness word borrowed into Hindi and Urdu. Persian rowshan can describe visible brightness as well as something clear or evident.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रोशन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Roshan in Indian usage
207,923 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 64,108 records (30.8%).
- Recorded as male: 143,815 records (69.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 3,036 |
| 1940s | 8,868 |
| 1950s | 17,054 |
| 1960s | 31,191 |
| 1970s | 39,734 |
| 1980s | 53,059 |
| 1990s | 54,226 |
| Other decades | 755 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 59,644 |
| Bihar | 34,829 |
| Rajasthan | 31,433 |
| Haryana | 19,277 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 15,237 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 11,287 |
| Jharkhand | 11,023 |
| Punjab | 8,621 |
| Uttarakhand | 6,214 |
| Kerala | 2,669 |
| Delhi | 2,099 |
| Maharashtra | 1,187 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,020 |
| Goa | 1,020 |
| Sikkim | 590 |
| Chandigarh | 517 |
| Manipur | 247 |
| Meghalaya | 187 |
| Tripura | 124 |
| Karnataka | 114 |
| Odisha | 114 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 110 |
| Other states | 360 |
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 | Roshan / M | 12 | 2,014 |
| England & Wales | Roshan / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- 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 Roshan; Table_6, C2111 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Roshan; Table_6, C2111
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Roshan; Table_6, C7290 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Roshan; Table_6, C7290
- Behind the Name: Roshan ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary: रोशन ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.