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Rua
OriginIrish
Meaning"red"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · girls#7081
2025 SSA
About Rua
Anglicized form of Ruadh
Rua for girls#7081 US
This Anglicized form of the Irish Ruadh is traditionally male, but has a unisex feel — in fact, Rua was given to a handful of girls in recent years, but not enough boys to make the charts.
Pronounced ROO-uh.
As of October 2026, Rua ranked #7081 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5039 in 1916.
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