Ruksar
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- rukh-SAR
- Origin
- Persian
Ruksar is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “cheek, face”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ruksar mean?
Persian: spelling of Rukhsar; from Persian rukhsar 'cheek, face'
“cheek, face”
In Persian and Urdu poetry, the cheek is a classic image of a beloved's beauty.
Meaning borrowed from Rukhsar.
Is Ruksar a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruksar is a girls' name.
How popular is Ruksar in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ruksar in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2000. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ruksar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Ruksar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yasmin Yasmine Sahar Sehar Aysha Reema Mehar Sasha Eleanor Charlotte Saba Faiza
Names related to Ruksar
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman Armaan Jazmin
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, “Ruksar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ruksar, updated 20 October 2026.