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The baby name Roop is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ruːp/ — "roop" (rhymes with "soup").

Roop is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Indian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /ruːp/ — "roop" (rhymes with "soup")

What is the meaning of the name Roop ?

The baby name Roop is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ruːp/ — "roop" (rhymes with "soup").

Roop is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Roop is a unisex Indian name rooted in Sanskrit rūpa, meaning “form, beauty, appearance,” with nuances of visage and graceful presence. It entered modern usage through Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu, and is common in Sikh families where it may appear as a standalone given name or as an element paired with Kaur or Singh. The term roop is frequent in Bhakti poetry and Sikh scripture (Gurbani), where it denotes divine beauty or the manifested form of the sacred.

Common variants include Rupa and Roopa (often feminine), and the short form Rup; related compound names include Roopinder, Roopjit, Rooppreet, Roopdeep, and Rupali. In scripts: Devanagari रूप, Gurmukhi ਰੂਪ, Urdu روپ. Roop is also used as a nickname for longer “Roop-” names. The name conveys “beautiful form” or “one who embodies beauty,” balancing aesthetic and spiritual overtones while remaining brief and easy to pronounce across languages.

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Roop – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
Canada Girls 2024 #276 10 2,795
Canada Boys 2010 #314 5 2,386
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
QA Girls 0 #337 7 15,378
PL Boys 0 #338 3 6,459
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
OM Girls 0 #421 4 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
BH 0 #530 24 17,937
AE Girls 0 #541 13 20,968
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
KW Girls 0 #556 6 19,177
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
IN Girls 0 #593 39 13,121
BD Boys 0 #598 8 10,045
SG Girls 0 #624 9 18,916
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
QA Boys 0 #666 42 18,093
SG Boys 0 #682 16 17,960
LB 0 #686 5 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
KW Boys 0 #708 62 18,755
IN Boys 0 #743 266 16,750
OM Boys 0 #820 62 17,948
AE Boys 0 #903 190 22,615
United States Girls 2024 #912 5 8,487
SA Girls 0 #921 15 25,931
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
MY Girls 0 #984 11 24,821
EG Girls 0 #1,007 3 14,742
MY Boys 0 #1,098 14 25,439
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,266 7 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,389 83 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,417 30 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,470 145 28,008

Roop is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
AE
BD
BH

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People also ask about Roop

Roop is predominantly a boy's name.
Roop is a one syllable name, pronounced /ruːp/ — "roop" (rhymes with "soup").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Rup, Rupa, Roopa, Rupinder, Roopinder and Rupesh.
Across languages, Roop has these equivalents: Rūpa (IAST transliteration), Rup (alternative transliteration), Rupa (feminine form).
Yes — Roop ranked #276 in Canada in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Roop ranks highest in Canada (#276 in 2024).