Roshan

Roshan is a male given name: 94% of people named Roshan are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 94%Female 6%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 94% male / 6% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, India and Sri Lanka, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 1,527 male / 124 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Roshan

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Roshan," in English, "Guten Tag Roshan," in German. Roshan is a male given name: about 94% of people named Roshan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Roshan,

German

Guten Tag Roshan,

French

Bonjour Roshan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Roshan:

Chinese

Roshan您好：

Japanese

Roshan様

English

Hi Roshan,

German

Hi Roshan,

French

Salut Roshan,

Spanish

Hola Roshan,

Chinese

Roshan你好：

Japanese

Roshanさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Roshan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	93%
India and Sri Lanka	rare	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,527 male · 124 female · 1,651 births recorded

Male 92%Female 8%

Since 1980: 96% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Roshan a male or female name?

Roshan is a male given name: 94% of people named Roshan are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Roshan in an email?

Is Roshan a unisex name?

Roshan is not a unisex name: 94% of people named Roshan are men. Roshan leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Roshan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/roshan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_roshan,
  title  = {Is Roshan a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/roshan},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}