Rumi

Meaning: Varies with the kanji; often lapis lazuli and beauty
Origin: Japanese

Girl's name · #1283 in the US (2025) · Trending

64% girls · 36% boys — Rumi is also given to boys: 81 in 2025, about 36% in recent years. Rumi →

Popularity over time

Rumi is climbing: on the charts since 2002, it reached #1283 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 180 girls given the name last year. Roughly 950 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#655 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,023 in Belgium (2025) · #1,028 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,368 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,373 in Canada (2025) · #3,375 in Austria (2025) · #6,677 in France (2025) · #749 in Scotland (2023) · #11,182 in Ecuador (2022).

Famous Rumis

Rumi Utsugi — Japanese footballer (born 1988)
Rumi Ōkubo — Japanese voice actress (born 1989)
Rumi Hiiragi — Japanese actress (born 1987)
Rumi Nath — Indian politician
Rumi Shishido — Japanese singer and voice actress (born 1973)

In stories & tradition

Rumi Usagiyama — My Hero Academia (manga)
Rumi — KPop Demon Hunters (film)
Rumi Tsurumi — My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected (novel series)

What Rumis become

Among 78 notable people named Rumi:

Entertainers appear 4.22× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rumi Ōkubo, Japanese voice actress (born 1989).

Similar names: Nami · Runa · Lumi · Koi · Yumi · Mei

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