Rumi

Popularity Trends

The name Rumi is the #6,560 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,180 recorded births since 2002. This represents the 15.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 15.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,056 (11.5% percentile) for all time with 660 births since 2002. For boys, it ranks #4,066 (11.3% percentile) for all time with 520 births since 2004.

Rumi first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2002 (2002 for girls and 2004 for boys). Birth data for Rumi is available in 21 out of the 22 years between 2002 and 2023 (20 years for boys and 18 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Rumi has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (55.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 62.0% of babies named Rumi were girls.

For girls, Rumi reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 10.7% percentile (ranked #856) with 60 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 60 births per million (ranked 10.7% percentile). Despite a peak around 2008, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Rumi is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #849 (10.4% percentile) with 59 births per million.

For boys, Rumi reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 6.4% percentile (ranked #853) with 34 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 34 births per million (ranked 6.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2006, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Rumi is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #853 (6.4% percentile) with 34 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rumi".

2002 2023 20022023

Key Statistics

Total Births

660

Peak Births

107

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

2002

Peak Percentile

10.7%

Current Percentile

10.4%

Peak Rank

#856

Current Rank

#849

Female statistics

Total Births

520

Peak Births

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

2004

Peak Percentile

6.4%

Current Percentile

6.4%

Peak Rank

#853

Current Rank

#853

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Rumi", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Rumi.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Rumi's popularity from 1999 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Rumi at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Rumi range from Kaylani at 99.6% correlation to Azrael at 99.2% correlation, with an average correlation level of 99.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Brooks with 49.8K births (97% boys) and the least popular is Oakland with 1.3K births (84% boys).

Rumi's share of births peaked at 93.3 births per million in 2023 (59.7 for girls in 2022 and 34.4 for boys in 2023). It reached its lowest point of 2.8 births per million (3% of peak) in 2008.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Kaylani

8,887

99.57% (very strong)

Kailani

10.4k

99.56% (very strong)

Milani

9,437

99.56% (very strong)

Krew

3,197

99.44% (very strong)

Oaklee

5,265

99.37% (very strong)

Artemis

3,457

99.33% (very strong)

Oakland

1,296

99.31% (very strong)

Malani

5,343

99.31% (very strong)

Indie

3,731

99.30% (very strong)

Juniper

17k

99.26% (very strong)

Brooks

49.8k

99.22% (very strong)

Azrael

2,725

99.22% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Rumi

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Rumi. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Rumi is pronounced as RUE-mee, which has 2 syllables.

RUE-mee

100.0%

RUE-mee (2 syllables)

100.0% confidence

R UW1 M IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like R UW1 M IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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