Is Rumi a boy or girl name?
Rumi is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 118 girls and 69 boys were named Rumi, so 63.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 56.9% of the 1,367 US babies named Rumi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,146
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,718
- Babies named Rumi since 2002
- 1,367
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 187 babies
Boys and girls named Rumi, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69 | #2,146 | 118 | #1,718 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,268 | 103 | #1,932 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,459 | 107 | #1,893 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,214 | 90 | #2,115 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,315 | 80 | #2,254 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,547 | 67 | #2,624 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,540 | 43 | #3,602 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,502 | 27 | #5,028 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,176 | 28 | #4,965 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,859 | 28 | #4,961 |
| 2014 | 10 | #8,012 | 17 | #7,243 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,987 | 20 | #6,428 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,952 | 11 | #10,302 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,405 | 9 | #11,968 |
| 2010 | 10 | #8,017 | 6 | #16,567 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,697 | 5 | #19,640 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,272 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,783 | 8 | #13,677 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,769 | 5 | #19,455 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,938 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,741 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,023 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rumi reached #2,146 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,718 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rumi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.