Fun Facts About the Name Rouh
- 23 babies named Rouh: U.S. records list 23 babies given the name Rouh from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Rouh Mean?
Rouh is an Arabic name based on the word rūḥ (روح), meaning 'spirit' or 'soul.' The word comes from the Arabic root r-w-ḥ, which also yields rīḥ ('wind') and rāḥah ('rest, comfort'), connecting breath, wind, and the animating spirit. In Islamic usage, rūḥ is the spirit breathed into Adam and the term for the Holy Spirit, Rūḥ al-Qudus. Rouh is one of several transliterations of this Arabic word; Ruh and Rooh also occur.
Rouh Name History & Origins
The word rūḥ is old in Arabic and appears in the Qur'an, where it refers to the spirit breathed into Adam (15:29; 38:72) and to Rūḥ al-Qudus, the Holy Spirit, usually identified with the angel Gabriel. Because of these religious associations, rūḥ became an element in Muslim personal names. It is most often found in compounds such as Rūḥ Allāh ('Spirit of God'), which appears in Arabic as Ruhullah and in Persian as Ruhollah. The standalone name Rouh is used in Arabic- and Persian-speaking regions. Its spelling with ou follows a transliteration convention in which French ou represents the long u sound; other transliterations include Ruh, Rooh, and Rūḥ.
How Popular is the Name Rouh?
Rouh has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #8,251 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,251 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #10,093 | 10 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Rouh Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are a law unto itself. Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You are tolerant and like to help humanity. You are very active. You are generally warmhearted and gives freely of your time, energy, and sympathetic understanding. You have tolerance and acceptance of the frailties of others. Universal and humanitarian in outlook. This is very compassionate name. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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