Unisex name · since 2011
Roux
Roux has 377 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 377
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roux is the #5085 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 377 recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Roux recorded 377 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #5085 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #14,023 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,085 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 377 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roux ranks #14,023 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,085 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 377 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 377
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Roux's 377 recorded births place it above 80.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Roux compares
377 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Roux's all-time total is 0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roux | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 377 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roux's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roux's full recorded timeline at 2019, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roux popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Roux popularity over time - boys
125 total births recorded since 2014 (Roux as boys' name)
Roux by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (225 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Roux's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Roux births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s
2020s
225 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 225 births (60% of all-time use).
Roux by state
Where Roux concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 1.9% |
18 of 377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Roux's data
- California records the most Rouxs (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roux: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Roux draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.