The baby name Rohit is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROH-hit (IPA: /ˈroːhɪt/).
The baby name Rohit is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROH-hit (IPA: /ˈroːhɪt/).
Rohit is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Rohit is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin (रोहित, rohita), literally “red, ruddy,” an epithet in Vedic poetry for the sun at dawn. It occurs in early texts both as a solar appellation and as a personal name; in later legend the related compound Rohitashva (“he of the red horse”), son of King Harishchandra, preserves the same root. The color and sunrise imagery give the name connotations of vitality, auspicious beginnings, and renewal.
Usage is widespread across India - especially in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, and Nepali - and saw broad 20th‑century adoption, remaining familiar in the global South Asian diaspora. Variants include Rohith (South Indian spelling in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil contexts), Rohita (Sanskrit masculine form), and Rohitha. Informal short forms Ro and Rohi also appear. Across traditions the meaning centers on “red; rising sun; dawn light,” making Rohit an energetic, optimistic choice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #4 | 96 | 2,963 | |
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #14 | 4 | 603 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #15 | 20,181 | 16,750 |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #67 | 11 | 3,375 |
| AF | 0 | #75 | 2 | 1,883 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #89 | 12 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #96 | 21 | 6,215 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #112 | 18 | 3,473 |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| AE | 0 | #122 | 56 | 10,220 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #158 | 990 | 18,093 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #191 | 1,003 | 18,755 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BD | 0 | #198 | 30 | 5,992 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #209 | 621 | 13,121 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #229 | 6 | 5,842 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #245 | 1,921 | 22,615 |
| SG | 0 | #245 | 25 | 11,010 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #257 | 14 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #265 | 9 | 6,912 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #269 | 48 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #272 | 26 | 7,909 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SA | 0 | #280 | 16 | 10,560 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #297 | 23 | 9,639 |
| BH | 0 | #298 | 273 | 17,937 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #300 | 913 | 17,948 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #311 | 47 | 8,477 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #324 | 9 | 7,401 |
| Canada | Boys | 2017 | #330 | 6 | 2,609 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #332 | 9 | 6,459 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #345 | 265 | 10,045 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #345 | 83 | 2,041 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #355 | 13 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #356 | 22 | 7,057 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #364 | 20 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #374 | 13 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #378 | 19 | 15,987 |
| NL | 0 | #381 | 11 | 2,481 | |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| France | Boys | 2005 | #403 | 3 | 2,632 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #425 | 2,797 | 28,008 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #433 | 273 | 17,960 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #434 | 12 | 10,523 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #471 | 17 | 10,188 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #481 | 35 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #484 | 70 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #489 | 39 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #490 | 16 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #540 | 13 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #637 | 31 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #684 | 7 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #725 | 414 | 25,439 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #806 | 130 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #860 | 19 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #873 | 14 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #873 | 79 | 5,873 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #885 | 8 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #892 | 39 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #902 | 51 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #926 | 26 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #980 | 15 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MA | 0 | #1,071 | 58 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 39 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,162 | 15 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,232 | 240 | 10,046 |
Rohit is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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