Rua
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning red; redness.
Babies a year
9
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2788
9 babies
Rua by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Rua.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rua. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Rua
Names that are said the same way as Rua, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean red
Like Rua, each of these has red in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Scarlettdeep red; a dyer of cloth7,679 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rubydeep red gemstone1,032 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roryred king1,760 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reidred; ruddy-complexioned1,286 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)