Rumaisa
Girl name · #4843 in 2025 · Uniqueness 66/100
Rumaisa is currently the #4843 girl name in the United States — 28 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #16419, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 64,286 girls born in 2025 was named Rumaisa.
The 25-year story
Rumaisa first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 33 babies and a rank of #4294. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Rumaisa per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rumaisa in class?
Rumaisa scores 66 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Rumaisa is most common
State-level data for Rumaisa is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Rumaisa
Statistically, parents drawn to Rumaisa tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rumaysa, Ruqayya, Iridessa, Ravenna, and Rafaella.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rumaisa | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4758 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4294 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4999 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5638 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8978 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7840 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6663 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16419 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10235 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9109 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9723 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8701 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13704 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9476 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15491 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rumaisa a popular girl name?
Rumaisa ranked #4843 among girls in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #16419.
When was the name Rumaisa most popular?
Rumaisa peaked in 2024, when 33 American girls received the name (ranked #4294 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Rumaisa?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American girls was named Rumaisa. It scores 66/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.