Rumi is a distinctive choice, ranked #1353 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Rumi in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1353
About the Name Rumi
Rumi is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1262 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1108 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2000.
Rumi is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rumi
Unlikely. With around 24 UK babies named Rumi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rumi in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rumi is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1262 places over the last five years to #1353 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Rumi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Rumi include: Rumi Nath — Rumi Nath is an Indian politician and a former member of Assam Legislative Assembly.; Muhammad Abu Rumi — Muhammad Abu Rumi1 March 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an forward for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel...; Rumi Matsui — Rumi Matsui (松井るみ, born in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese set designer and scenographer based in Tokyo..
Rumi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Rumis in the wild.
24
UK babies named Rumi (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1262 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rumi
Likely around 1 other Rumi in the class
UK Popularity (2000–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Rumi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Rumi Nath is an Indian politician and a former member of Assam Legislative Assembly. In 2006, she contested and won election from Borkhola constituency to the Assembly as a BJP candidate.
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed from Balkh.
Muhammad Abu Rumi1 March 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an forward for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel U21.
Rumi Okubo is a Japanese voice actress associated with 81 Produce. She voiced Ako Shirabe/Cure Muse in Suite PreCure, Urara in Sabagebu!, Chinatsu Yoshikawa in YuruYuri and Mia Ageha in Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future.
Raza Ahmad Rumi is a Pakistani policy analyst and journalist. He is currently the editor of the Friday Times and chief editor of the online media platform Naya Daur Media.
Rumi's ghazal 163, which begins Beravīd, ey harīfān "Go, my friends", is a Persian ghazal (love poem) of seven verses by the 13th-century poet Jalal-ed-Din Rumi (usually known in Iran as Mowlavi or Mowlana). The poem is said to have been written by Rumi about the year 1247 to persuade his friend Shams-e Tabriz to come back to Konya from Damascus.