Rumi
Unisex · ROO-mee · Persian
Unisex
Rumi is a name of Persian origin, meaning “from Rum (Anatolia)”. In 2025 it ranked 1,085th for girls in the UK (33 babies) and 1,279th for girls in the US (175 babies).
What does Rumi mean?
Persian: after the poet Rumi; also a Japanese name
“from Rum (Anatolia)”
Honours Jalal al-Din Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic, named for Rum, the old name for Anatolia.
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- ROO-mee
Is Rumi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rumi has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 33 girls and 37 boys in the UK and 175 girls and 81 boys in the US.
How popular is Rumi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,085among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 8,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 181% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the UK were named Rumi, making it the 1,085th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 33 girls. 37 boys were also named Rumi in 2025 (916th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Rumi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 47% of the babies named Rumi in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,028th in England and Wales.
Rumi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,085 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 33 | #1,107 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Rumi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,279among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 175about 1 in 9,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 108% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 175 girls in the US were named Rumi, making it the 1,279th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,241st. It first appears in the records in 2002. 81 boys were also named Rumi in 2025 (1,919th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Rumi of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Rumi in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 68% of the babies named Rumi in the US were girls.
Rumi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 175 | #1,279 |
| 2024 | 118 | #1,719 |
| 2023 | 103 | #1,922 |
| 2022 | 107 | #1,885 |
| 2021 | 90 | #2,103 |
| 2020 | 80 | #2,241 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,593 |
| 2018 | 43 | #3,558 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4,920 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4,849 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
Names like Rumi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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