Roux
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- ROO
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,033 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,986 for girls
Roux is a name of French origin, meaning “red-haired, russet”. In 2025 it ranked 1,033rd for boys in the UK (32 babies) and 4,986th for girls in the US (26 babies).
What does Roux mean?
French: French word
“red-haired, russet”
French for reddish or red-haired; in cookery a roux is the butter and flour base of a sauce.
Is Roux a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Roux has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 32 girls and 32 boys in the UK and 26 girls and 14 boys in the US.
How popular is Roux in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,033rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32 about 1 in 9,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were named Roux, making it the 1,033rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 960th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 44 boys. 32 girls were also named Roux in 2025 (1,107th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Roux than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Roux in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 68 boys in the UK were given Roux or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #567, up from #1,033 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 19% of the babies named Roux in the UK in 2013, and 50% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales.
Roux in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,033 |
| 2024 | 44 | #824 |
| 2023 | 42 | #847 |
| 2022 | 38 | #904 |
| 2021 | 43 | #832 |
| 2020 | 33 | #960 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
How popular is Roux in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,986th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 62,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the US were named Roux, making it the 4,986th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,261st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 2011. 14 boys were also named Roux in 2025 (6,140th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Roux than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Roux in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 195 girls in the US were given Roux or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,073, up from #4,986 for this spelling alone.
- Rue 169
- Roux 26
In 2025, 65% of the babies named Roux in the US were girls.
Roux in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,986 |
| 2024 | 44 | #3,516 |
| 2023 | 47 | #3,386 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,763 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4,011 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4,261 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,850 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,917 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
Names like Roux
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Reign, Rowan, Ronan, Renley, Kairo, Lochlan, Cove, Cillian, Ruairi, Albie, Jax
Other spellings of Roux
Rue, Roo, Rhu, Ru
Names related to Roux
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Roux: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/roux, updated 20 October 2026.