Uma
Uma was the 3025th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2349th with 81 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 316 places. More babies were named Uma in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,025 girls, down 526 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 55girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200681 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,901babies recorded
Uma popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,025 | 55 |
| 2020 | #2,499 | 70 |
| 2010 | #2,901 | 60 |
| 2000 | #2,705 | 55 |
| 1990 | #15,162 | 5 |
| 1980 | #9,061 | 7 |
| 1970 | #7,952 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Uma, counting every spelling?
Uma has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Uma?
55 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Uma (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Uma born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 152 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Uma.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Uma?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Uma are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Uma mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Uma by state
How common Uma was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.6×), California (2.2×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Uma: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Uma, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Uma
How popular is the name Uma?
Uma was the 3025th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2349th with 81 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 316 places. More babies were named Uma in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Uma a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Uma in the US.
Where is Uma most popular?
In 2021–2025, Uma was most common in New York (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Oregon.