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Girl name

Uma

/ˈjumə/ · 100% girls · 55 born in 2025

Uma has been given to about 1,901 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈjumə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,885
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Uma per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 81
  • Born in 202555
  • All time1,901
  • England & Wales, 202529

How popular is Uma?

Its best year was 2006, when 81 babies were given the name, ranking 2349th. The typical living American called Uma is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Uma

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Una0.69
  2. Oma0.68
  3. Ima0.68
  4. Emma0.64
  5. Ema0.68
  6. Wilma0.58
  7. Zulema0.57
  8. Alma0.55

Middle names for Uma

Ranked by flow score
  1. Uma Josephine0.84
  2. Uma Rose0.83
  3. Uma Louise0.83
  4. Uma June0.82
  5. Uma Pearl0.82
  6. Uma Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Uma

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.93
  2. Soleilsister · 0.92
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.92
  4. Jahmirbrother · 0.92
  5. Bridgerbrother · 0.92
  6. Azariasister · 0.92

Where Uma is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Uma White0.78
  2. Uma Reyes0.78
  3. Uma Nguyen0.78
  4. Uma Moore0.78
  5. Uma Lee0.78
  6. Uma Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Uma

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Uma across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.