Ruhi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROO-hee
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,368 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,099 for girls
Ruhi is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “spiritual, of the soul”. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 2,099th for girls in the US (89 babies).
What does Ruhi mean?
Arabic
“spiritual, of the soul”
From Arabic ruh, soul or spirit; in South Asia the name is used by both Muslim and Hindu families.
Is Ruhi a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruhi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the UK and 89 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruhi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Ruhi, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,348th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 33 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Ruhi than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Ruhi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,315th in England and Wales.
Ruhi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,084 |
| 2023 | 32 | #1,125 |
| 2022 | 33 | #1,091 |
| 2021 | 30 | #1,201 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,348 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,220 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,375 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,284 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,324 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Ruhi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,099among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 89about 1 in 18,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 89 girls in the US were named Ruhi, making it the 2,099th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,830th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 107 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Ruhi in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 girls in the US were given Ruhi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,644, up from #2,099 for this spelling alone.
- Ruhi 89
- Roohi 15
Ruhi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | #2,099 |
| 2024 | 107 | #1,870 |
| 2023 | 78 | #2,336 |
| 2022 | 80 | #2,319 |
| 2021 | 78 | #2,327 |
| 2020 | 107 | #1,830 |
| 2019 | 83 | #2,217 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,868 |
| 2017 | 75 | #2,401 |
| 2016 | 65 | #2,667 |
| 2015 | 78 | #2,351 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,779 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,205 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4,212 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Names like Ruhi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Anvi Aarvi Raya Ayat Prisha Arya Vaani Yusra Aashvi Kashvi Sanvi
Other spellings of Ruhi
Names related to Ruhi
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ruhi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ruhi, updated 20 October 2026.