girl's name
Rumor
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 109
Rumor is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Rumor over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 |
| 2000s | 17 |
| 2010s | 41 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 38 |
How popular is Rumor?
In 2025, Rumor was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rumor
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rumor also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rumor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rumor
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rumor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rumor
How popular is the name Rumor?
In 2025, Rumor was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rumor a girl's or a boy's name?
Rumor is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Rumor?
Rumor has 2 syllables.
When was Rumor most popular?
Rumor peaked in 2019, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rumor a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rumor currently ranks #15,251 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.