The baby name Ruja is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈruʒa/ — ROO-zhah.
The baby name Ruja is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈruʒa/ — ROO-zhah.
Ruja is in Origin.
Ruja is a feminine given name most strongly rooted in the South Slavic and Bulgarian sphere. In Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin it corresponds to Ruža “rose,” while in Bulgarian Ruzha/Ружа denotes the hollyhock (rose-mallow). As a given name it appears in parish and civil registers from the 19th century onward and remains recognizable across the Balkans, evoking floral imagery of beauty, love, and vitality.
Common variants include Ruža (with diacritic), Ruza (diacritic-free), Ruzha (Bulgarian), Róża (Polish), Růžena (Czech), and Ružena (Slovak); diminutives like Ružica also appear. It is related to the broader Rosa/Rose name family. Note that in Sanskrit the word rujā means “ache; illness,” an unrelated homonym that helps explain the name’s rarity in South Asia. Approximate pronunciation: ROO-yah.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #214 | 10 | 3,559 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #371 | 16 | 8,413 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,421 | 26 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Ruja is popular in 28 countries — most recent births per country:
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