Rohan: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced ROH-uhn · 2 syllables

Rohan means “little red one”, from English.

Habitational surname from Rohan in Morbihan, Brittany. Also a variant of Rowan and Ruane.

How popular is Rohan?

Rohan was the #810 name in the US in 2025, given to 306 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Rohan in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Rohan are older than 23; most are between 18 and 39. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

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Rohan means “little red one”. It comes from English.

Rohan is pronounced ROH-uhn.

Rohan was the #810 name in the US in 2025, given to 306 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Rohan are older than 23. Most are between 18 and 39.