Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Rumi is a romanization of রূমী. রূমী comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rumi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,624
- 671 boys · 953 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 256 babies
- 2025
- 256
- #1,283 for girls · #1,931 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +99%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 40% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 175 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,283 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 142.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 81 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (44). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,041 as a first name in 2020; 176 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rumi’s family of names
In Sylheti usage, Rumi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of ꠞꠥꠝꠤ. In Bengali usage, Rumi as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of রূমী.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Rumi
- Rumi UtsugiJapanese association football playerborn 1988
- Rumi OkuboJapanese voice actressborn 1989
- Rumi HiiragiJapanese actressborn 1987
- Rumi ShishidoJapanese actress, voice actress, singer and media personalityborn 1973
- Rumi KasaharaJapanese voice actressborn 1970
- Rumi OchiaiJapanese actress and voice actressborn 1973
- Rumi YonezawaJapanese singer and AV idolborn 1991
- Rumi KatōJapanese singer and Japanese idolborn 1995
- Rumi HanaiJapanese actressborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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