Girl name · Japanese
Rumi
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: lasting beautyRumi is a girl's name that comes from Japanese and means "lasting beauty". It is used in Japanese.
- Meaning
- Lasting beauty
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #1283 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Rumi
As a girl's name, Rumi comes from Japanese and means "lasting beauty". It is used in Japanese.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
How to write Rumi in Japanese
In hiragana, Rumi is るみ. In kanji it can be written several ways, and each choice gives the name its own meaning. These are spellings used for the name, with what each kanji means.
| Kanji | Reading | What the kanji mean |
|---|---|---|
| 留美 | るみ | 留 stay, fasten + 美 beauty, beautiful |
| 瑠美 | るみ | 瑠 lapis lazuli + 美 beauty, beautiful |
Kanji and readings from the JMnedict and KANJIDIC2 dictionaries (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by our editors.
Rumi on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Rumi on 1 list.
“Lasting beauty; 留 means to stay or keep.”
From Japanese girl names, japanese women's names
How popular is Rumi?
- US rank in 2025
- #1,283
- 175 babies, 109 per million girls
- Best rank
- #1,283 in 2025
- 175 babies that year
- Babies since 2002
- At least 953
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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| 2000s | 1 per million |
| 2010s | 15 per million |
| 2020s | 69 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #4,965 | #5,030 | #3,604 | #2,625 | #2,254 | #2,116 | #1,894 | #1,932 | #1,728 | #1,283 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Rumi
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- RemiEnglish form of Rémi, oarsman, rower (Latin, girl)
- RomiMy height, my exaltation (Hebrew, girl)
- RubíRuby (Latin, girl)
- RuiLapis and life (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- RemyOarsman, rower (Latin, unisex)
- RuthFriend (Hebrew, girl)
- RaniQueen (Sanskrit, girl)
- ReiTinkling jade (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- RimWhite antelope (Arabic, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- ÆlfflædElf beauty (Old English, girl)
- ÆthelflædNoble beauty (Old English, girl)
- AglaiaSplendor, beauty (Greek, girl)
- AglayaSplendor, beauty (Greek, girl)
- AimiLove and beauty, written 愛美 (Japanese, girl)
- AkemiBright beauty (Japanese, girl)
- AoibheBeauty (Irish Gaelic, girl)
- AoibheannFair beauty (Irish Gaelic, girl)
- AoibhínLittle beauty (Irish Gaelic, girl)
- AoifeBeauty, radiance (Irish Gaelic, girl)
- AreumBeauty, a native Korean word (Korean, girl)
- AsamiMorning beauty (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- EavanFair beauty (Irish Gaelic, girl)
- EmiSmile; blessed beauty (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- EzhilBeauty (Tamil, unisex)
Middle names for Rumi
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
- AngelinaMessenger (Greek, girl)
- DelphineFrom Delphi (Greek, girl)
- HarmonyConcord, agreement (Greek, girl)
- LeighMeadow, clearing (Old English, girl)
- PaigeYoung servant, page (Old French, girl)
- VioletViolet flower (Latin, girl)
- WillowWillow tree (Old English, girl)
- ZinniaFlower named for Johann Zinn (English, girl)
More girl names from Japanese
- AiLove; indigo (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AikoBeloved child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkaneDeep red, madder (Japanese, girl)
- AkariLamplight (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkiSecond and hope, written 亜希 (Japanese, girl)
- AkikoBright child; autumn child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkiraBright, clear (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- AmaneHeavenly sound (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- AnApricot (Japanese, girl)
- AoiHollyhock; blue (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- AsahiMorning sun, written 朝日 (Japanese, unisex)
- AsukaFlying bird (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AtsukoSincere, kind child (Japanese, girl)
- AyaColor (Japanese, girl)
- AyakaColorful flower (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AyakoChild of patterned silk (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AyameIris (Japanese, girl)
- AyanePatterned silk and sound (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
Rumi: common questions
What does the name Rumi mean?
Rumi comes from Japanese and means "lasting beauty".
Is Rumi a boy or girl name?
Rumi is mainly a girl's name. In 2025, 175 girls and 81 boys in the US were named Rumi, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Rumi come from?
Rumi comes from Japanese and means "lasting beauty". Today it is used in Japanese.
How do you write Rumi in Japanese?
Rumi is written るみ in hiragana. Kanji spellings include 留美 (stay + beauty) and 瑠美 (lapis lazuli + beauty). The kanji parents choose decide what the name means.
How popular is the name Rumi?
Rumi ranked #1,283 in the US in 2025, with 175 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Rumi?
Names spelled like Rumi include Remi, Romi, Rubí, Rui and Remy.
What middle names go with Rumi?
Middle names that flow well with Rumi include Angelina, Delphine, Harmony, Leigh and Paige. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.