Roshan comes from the Arabic / Persian tradition, meaning The Bright One.
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How popular is Roshan?
2010peak year
Roshan has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3394), with about 36 babies named Roshan each year. In 2010, 64 babies received the name (ranked #2115). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,886.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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