Rukhsar
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- rukh-SAR
- Origin
- Persian
Rukhsar is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “cheek, face”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rukhsar mean?
Persian: from Persian rukhsar 'cheek, face'
“cheek, face”
In Persian and Urdu poetry, the cheek is a classic image of a beloved's beauty.
Is Rukhsar a girl's or a boy's name?
Rukhsar is a girls' name.
How popular is Rukhsar in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 31 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rukhsar in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Rukhsar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 18 | #1,199 |
| 1997 | 23 | #995 |
| 1996 | 31 | #798 |
Names like Rukhsar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yasmin, Faiza, Saba, Aysha, Salma, Rabab, Hibah, Farah, Tasnim, Fatma, Reema, Samah
Names related to Rukhsar
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman, Armaan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rukhsar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rukhsar, updated 20 October 2026.