Rumi
Masculine · “of Rum”
Rumi is given to both — 671 boys and 953 girls since 1880. See Rumi as a girl nameSee other names given to both
Rumi means the Roman — the epithet the Persian poet took because Konya, where he lived, had been Byzantine territory.
How old is the name Rumi?
Rumi first appears in US birth records in 2004 — 21 years ago. The typical Rumi is a kid of about 5 — this name's wave is very recent. About 700 people named Rumi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Rumi most popular?
Rumi peaked in 2025, reaching #1919 nationally. Today it ranks #1919, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
Where it comes from
From Rum to Rumi
The story of Rumi
Jalal al-Din Rumi wrote the Masnavi and thousands of ghazals in thirteenth-century Konya and founded the order whose dervishes whirl. He is among the most-read poets in the world, and in America the best-selling one for decades. The name is used across Persian and Turkish naming and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
of Rum, the Roman
From the Arabic and Persian Rumi, 'of Rum' — Rum being the Muslim name for Byzantine and formerly Roman Anatolia. Jalal al-Din took it as an epithet from where he lived. A separate Japanese Rumi is written with characters for lapis lazuli and beauty.
How the name formed
- Rum
- Rumi
Related forms: رومی · 瑠美 · Rumi
Pronouncing Rumi
ROO-mee
Two syllables, stress on the first. Persian and Japanese say it the same way.
Nicknames for Rumi
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2004
- Most boys named
- 202581 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1919reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +17.4%81 in 2025, from 69
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Rumi in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- رومی in Persian — transliteration
- 瑠美 in Japanese — transliteration
- Rumi in Turkish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New York.
Rumis among us
people named Rumi are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 21,087 born in 2025 was named Rumi
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Tyrie test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Rumi's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Tyrie climbed just as high around 1991, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Tyrie's path sketches the road Rumi is walking now.
Rumi is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Rumi is headed
Rumi should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Rumi beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Rumi in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- One of the most-read poets in the world carries it.
- That 'Rum' meant Byzantine Anatolia to Muslim writers is a genuinely good fact.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- It is an epithet rather than a personal name in Persian.
- The Japanese Rumi is a separate name that shares the spelling.
- It is thoroughly unisex in American use.
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Masculine · #1919 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Rumis are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Rumi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Rumi in 2025?
- Rumi ranks #1919 among US boy names in 2025, with 81 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Rumi?
- About 1 in every 21,087 US boys born in 2025 was named Rumi — 81 in all.
- Will my child share the name Rumi with classmates?
- Rumi will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Rumi
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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