Rumi

Rumi is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Rumi are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 18%Female 82%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 18% male / 82% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Japan, United States
US births since 1880: 174 male / 169 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Rumi

To address Rumi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rumi," in English, "Guten Tag Rumi," in German. About 18% of people named Rumi are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Rumi,

German

Guten Tag Rumi,

French

Bonjour Rumi,

Spanish

Estimado/a Rumi:

Chinese

Rumi您好：

Japanese

Rumi様

English

Hi Rumi,

German

Hi Rumi,

French

Salut Rumi,

Spanish

Hola Rumi,

Chinese

Rumi你好：

Japanese

Rumiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Rumi by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Japan	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	unisex name	51%

United States birth data

174 male · 169 female · 343 births recorded

Male 51%Female 49%

Since 1980: 51% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rumi a male or female name?

Rumi is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Rumi are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Rumi in an email?

Is Rumi a unisex name?

Rumi is not a unisex name: 18% of people named Rumi are men. Rumi leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Rumi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rumi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_rumi,
  title  = {Is Rumi a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rumi},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}