Rumi is a distinctive choice, ranked #856 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Rumi in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#856
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Rumi in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Rumi
Rumi Nath — Rumi Nath is an Indian politician and a former member of Assam Legislative Assembly.
Rumi — 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.
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 U21.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rumi
Unlikely. With around 37 UK babies named Rumi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rumi in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rumi is at its highest recorded position — #856 in 2025, with 37 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,635.
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, Muhammad Abu Rumi and Rumi Matsui. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
37
UK babies named Rumi (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 779 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
Almost certainly the only Rumi in the class
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UK Popularity (2009–2025)
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
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'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).