Damon vs Rumi
Damon and Rumicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Damon was ranked #1000 and Rumi #1132 among boys in England and Wales.
Damon and Rumi over time
Damon and Rumi appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Damon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rumi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Damon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rumi in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2009–2024
Damon held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Rumi in 1.
Highest recorded here: Damon #640 in 2012, Rumi #929 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Damon #1000, Rumi #1132.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Damon | Rumi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #582 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #1132 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Damon and Rumi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Damon
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #90 among boys in New Zealand in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1974–1976
Highest recorded position: #88 among boys in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1974–1976).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1000 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Rumi
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2009–2024
Highest recorded position: #929 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2009–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls