Arooj
Girl · a-ROOJ · Arabic
Arooj is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “rise; ascent; zenith”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies).
What does Arooj mean?
Arabic: Urdu spelling of Arabic 'uruj
“rise; ascent; zenith”
- Say it
- a-ROOJ
Is Arooj a girl's or a boy's name?
Arooj is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arooj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Arooj, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 34 girls.
2025 had more girls named Arooj than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Arooj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Arooj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,449 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 26 | #1,118 |
| 2005 | 28 | #1,004 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 21 | #1,156 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,121 |
| 2001 | 25 | #955 |
| 2000 | 30 | #832 |
| 1999 | 34 | #752 |
| 1998 | 20 | #1,123 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 17 | #1,179 |
Names like Arooj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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