Rohan

Rohan is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Ascending; blossoming.

What Rohan means

Ascending; blossoming.

Rohan sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Rohan comes from

Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.

Rohan is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.

How popular is Rohan?

You will not find Rohan in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Rohan

Two ideas meet in Rohan: Life and the natural world. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.

Themes: Life, Nature

Names like Rohan

These share Rohan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Ava — Life, bird, living one.
  • Chloe — Young green shoot; blooming.
  • Aviva — Springlike; fresh.
  • Embla — Elm; the first woman.
  • Ilana — Tree; flourishing.
  • Persephone — Goddess of spring; bringer of life.
  • Summer — The warm, bright season.
  • Vesna — Slavic goddess of spring.
  • Xuan — Spring.
  • Vivaan — Full of life.
  • Avani — The earth.
  • Avni — The earth.

More Sanskrit names

  • Riya — Singer; graceful.
  • Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi; knowledge.
  • Reyansh — Ray of light.
  • Shaurya — Bravery; valour.
  • Reyaan — Door to heaven; little king.
  • Shivansh — A part of Lord Shiva.
  • Radha — Success; beloved of Krishna.
  • Sitara — Star.
  • Priya — Beloved; dear one.
  • Siya — The goddess Sita.