Recorded 1989–1993 Boys' name Peak 1989 73 births

Rumeal — boys' name

73 babies named Rumeal in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s48
1990s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Rumeal was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

25 babies were named Rumeal in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rumeal

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Rumeal between 1989 and 1993, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rumeal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rumeal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rumeal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rumeal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rumeal at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

73

Since 1989

5 years of records

Peak year

1989

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1989

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1993

Rumeal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1989

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1989)
25
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
51015202530 19931992199119901989 25

Rumeal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 66% of Rumeal's all-time total
1980s251990s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rumeal?
73 babies have been named Rumeal since 1989. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1989 with 25 births.
When was Rumeal most popular?
Rumeal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Rumeal been used?
Rumeal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 5 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Rumeal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rumaldo, Rumi, Rumani, Rumsey. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.