Rumi Name Origin
/ROO-mee/-
Iranian (Persian) 60%
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Japanese (Japanese) 30%
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Indian (Indian) 10%
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Name Details
- First Name: Rumi
- Last Name: N/A
- Name Order: Eastern
- Gender: Male
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Name Origin
The name 'Rumi' is most famously associated with Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, theologian, and Sufi mystic from Iran. The name is of Persian origin and means 'from Rome' or 'Roman' in Persian. It is also used in Japan as a female given name, meaning 'lapis lazuli,' and in India, it can be a male name influenced by Persian culture.
Name Trends
This chart shows how many babies were given the name Rumi each year, based on data from the U.S. Government's Social Security Administration (SSA).