Urooj
Girl · oo-ROOJ · Arabic
Urooj is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “rise, ascent”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Urooj mean?
Arabic: Urdu form of Arabic uruj
“rise, ascent”
From Arabic uruj 'ascent', used in Urdu for rising to success or eminence.
- Say it
- oo-ROOJ
Is Urooj a girl's or a boy's name?
Urooj is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Urooj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Urooj, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2006, with 14 girls.
2025 had more girls named Urooj than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Urooj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 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 5,925th in England and Wales.
Urooj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Urooj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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