Roux
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Roux
Roux, a color name meaning russet or reddish brown, is a possible middle name for your little auburn-haired babe, though a post-Hunger Games child would more likely be called Rue. Roux is also a culinary term for a mixture of fat and flour used in French cooking to make sauces.
Roux for boys#6376 US
Roux is the name of the dashing Johnny Depp character in Chocolat. Roux is French from a Latin word meaning russet or brownish red; it's also a cooking term for a mixture of flour and butter that forms the foundation of many gravies or sauces. Most of today's children with this name, pronounced roo, will actually spell it Rue, for the female character in The Hunger Games.
Pronounced ROO.
As of October 2026, Roux ranked #5071 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3416 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,990 | 37 | 21.8 |
| 2019 | #3,902 | 38 | 22.6 |
| 2020 | #4,343 | 32 | 19.8 |
| 2021 | #4,070 | 36 | 21.9 |
| 2022 | #3,812 | 40 | 24.4 |
| 2023 | #3,416 | 47 | 29.3 |
| 2024 | #3,551 | 44 | 27.2 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Roux for boys
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Roux in pop culture
- RouxGirl
a mix of fat and flour used in Cajun/Creole cooking
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