Given name & surname
Roux
“a red-haired woman”
Roux is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “a red-haired woman.”
Original FrenchRousselet
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “a red-haired woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Roux through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 502
- 125 boys · 377 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #5,071 for girls · #6,376 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,071 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 14 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,023 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Roux’s family of names
In French usage, Roux as a surname has a diminutive in ROUSSELET. In Greek usage, Roux as a surname is a transliteration of Ρουξ. In French usage, Roux as a surname has a diminutive in ROUSSELOT.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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