UK girl's name
Ruma
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2007. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ruma is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ruma popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2007 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5201, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 4 births.
This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1996 to 2007. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Ruma. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2008 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ruma ranked #5201 for girls in England and Wales in 2007, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 4 girls were registered as Ruma.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruma as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5201
2007
Births in 2007
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
4 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Popularity
Ruma over time
The chart below shows babies named Ruma registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2007. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ruma, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2007, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ruma by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ruma was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4669 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990s | #3469 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Ruma
- Ruby 60,551
- Rebecca 45,764
- Rosie 35,558
- Rachel 19,034
- Rose 18,043
- Robyn 14,556
- Rosa 6,236
- Rhiannon 6,180
- Rachael 4,702
- Rebekah 4,395
- Rhianna 4,177
- Ruth 4,118
FAQ
Ruma: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ruma in the UK right now?
In 2007, Ruma was ranked #5201 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Ruma most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 4 babies registered as Ruma in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ruma in the UK?
A total of 13 babies have been registered as Ruma across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.