Rumaanah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- roo-MAH-nah
- Origin
- Arabic
Rumaanah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pomegranate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rumaanah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rumana; from Arabic rumman 'pomegranate'
“pomegranate”
The Quran lists pomegranates among the fruits of the gardens of Paradise.
Meaning borrowed from Rumana.
Is Rumaanah a girl's or a boy's name?
Rumaanah is a girls' name.
How popular is Rumaanah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 11 girls.
Rumaanah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Rumaanah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aakifah, Rufaidah, Azeemah, Hibah, Umamah, Farah, Nabeelah, Musfirah, Samah, Umaymah, Safia, Habiba
Names related to Rumaanah
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rumaanah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rumaanah, updated 20 October 2026.