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Umer

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Umer has been given to about 380 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 363
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Umer per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time380
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Umer?

Its best year was 1999, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 4329th. The typical living American called Umer is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Umer

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Omer0.74
  2. Tucker0.68
  3. Gunner0.68
  4. Ameer0.68
  5. Hunter0.62
  6. Wilmer0.64
  7. Elmer0.62
  8. Luther0.62

Middle names for Umer

Ranked by flow score
  1. Umer Paul0.77
  2. Umer John0.77
  3. Umer Blake0.76
  4. Umer Wade0.76
  5. Umer Quinn0.76
  6. Umer Jude0.76

Sibling names for Umer

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.79
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.78
  3. Hanasister · 0.78
  4. Tracebrother · 0.78
  5. Mustafabrother · 0.78
  6. Samirasister · 0.77

Where Umer is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Umer Anderson0.77
    2. Umer White0.72
    3. Umer Nguyen0.72
    4. Umer Moore0.72
    5. Umer Hill0.72
    6. Umer Hall0.72

    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 Umer

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

    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.