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Rumi

59% girls, 41% boys · 256 born in 2025

Rumi has been given to about 1,624 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,615
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rumi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 256
  • Born in 2025256
  • All time1,624
  • England & Wales, 202570

How popular is Rumi?

Its best year was 2025, when 256 babies were given the name, ranking 1283rd. The typical living American called Rumi is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Rumi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rubi0.75
  2. Remi0.74
  3. Rami0.74
  4. Ruby0.59
  5. Rudy0.59
  6. Rubin0.60
  7. Tami0.55
  8. Jami0.55

Middle names for Rumi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rumi Catherine0.84
  2. Rumi Josephine0.84
  3. Rumi Marie0.83
  4. Rumi Grace0.83
  5. Rumi Jane0.83
  6. Rumi Louise0.83

Sibling names for Rumi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Oziasbrother · 0.98
  2. Elowensister · 0.98
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.98
  4. Asaiahbrother · 0.98
  5. Xylasister · 0.97
  6. Kailanysister · 0.97

Where Rumi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.02%
  2. California0.02%
  3. Washington0.01%
  4. Maryland0.01%
  5. Texas0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rumi Nguyen0.78
  2. Rumi Moore0.78
  3. Rumi Lee0.78
  4. Rumi Hall0.78
  5. Rumi Green0.78
  6. Rumi Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rumi

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Rumi across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.