Is Rumi a boy or girl name?

Rumi is a unisex name. Of the 1,624 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 58.7% were girls and 41.3% were boys. It changed hands in 2019, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Rumi

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Rumi was most popular in 2025, when 256 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,881 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,881, with 256 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,624 people named Rumi.

Rumi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rumi’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rumi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rumi is a unisex name — 58.7% of the 1,624 Americans given it were girls and 41.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 2019 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 60% girls and 40% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rumi

Where Rumi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org