Unisex name · since 2002
Rumi
Rumi has 953 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 953
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rumi currently ranks #1284 among unisex names in America, with 953 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rumi has been recorded 953 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #1284 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #7,775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,284 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 953 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rumi ranks #7,775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,284 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 953 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 953
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rumi's 953 recorded births place it above 89.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rumi compares
953 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rumi's all-time total is 153% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rumi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 953 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 175 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rumi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rumi's full recorded timeline at 2016, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 175 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rumi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 175
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Rumi popularity over time - boys
671 total births recorded since 2004 (Rumi as boys' name)
Rumi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (673 births, 71% of the file).
2020s was Rumi's strongest decade.
673 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Rumi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 256
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
673 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 673 births (71% of all-time use).
How Rumi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rumi's total volume
Rumi by state
Where Rumi concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 276 | 29.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 70 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 66 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 20 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 13 | 1.4% |
276 of 953 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Rumi appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Rumis (276 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rumi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rumi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.