The baby name Ruma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROO-ma (IPA: /ˈruːmə/).
The baby name Ruma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROO-ma (IPA: /ˈruːmə/).
Ruma is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Ruma is a South Asian feminine name with roots in Sanskrit, commonly used in India and Bangladesh. In the Ramayana, Rumā is the wife of the vanara prince Sugriva, a literary association that has helped sustain the name in modern Bengali- and Hindi-speaking communities as well as in the diaspora.
Its precise Sanskrit derivation is debated; many interpret it via rūpa “form, beauty,” giving traditional glosses such as “beautiful” or “graceful,” though this is not a strict etymology. Standard variants include Rumā (Sanskrit transliteration) and Ruma in English; nicknames include Ru and Rumi. In Muslim South Asian usage, Ruma also appears independently or as a pet form of Rumana. A distinct homonym exists in Island Southeast Asia, where ruma/rumah means “house” in Batak and Malayic languages, letting the name evoke “home” there. Related forms sometimes encountered are Roma (not etymologically identical) and Rumana.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | Girls | 0 | #24 | 1,138 | 8,413 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #32 | 4 | 2,021 |
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BD | 0 | #112 | 122 | 5,992 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #117 | 5 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #207 | 632 | 13,121 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #236 | 92 | 7,570 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #237 | 161 | 15,987 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #247 | 5 | 6,592 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #278 | 39 | 15,378 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #315 | 37 | 8,539 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #367 | 11 | 7,057 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #433 | 121 | 20,968 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #476 | 40 | 19,177 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #491 | 9 | 7,625 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #502 | 75 | 10,045 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| BH | 0 | #508 | 46 | 17,937 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #559 | 28 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #641 | 18 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #686 | 250 | 25,931 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #818 | 9 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #828 | 54 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #909 | 51 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #909 | 22 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #963 | 20 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #964 | 38 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #971 | 24 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #974 | 8 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 35 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,117 | 12 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,352 | 95 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,531 | 84 | 28,008 |
Ruma is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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