Rumi
Rumi is a feminine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Rumi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rumi is a feminine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Rumi
As a girl name
Rumi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 125 births, good for #1,662 nationwide. About 73% of every Rumi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rumi ranks #1,662 for girls with 125 births, rising sharply (+87% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Rumi on the record books as a boy name in 2004, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 69 Rumis were born — ranking #2,128 that year. About 62% of every Rumi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rumi ranks #2,184 for boys with 68 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). All told, over 724 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rumi
Rumi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Rumi's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,662. Use the chart and map above to compare Rumi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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