UK girl's name
Umaimah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Umaimah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Umaimah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3015, with 8 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 29 births.
This profile covers 333 England and Wales registrations across 28 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 28% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 331 living people in the UK are called Umaimah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Umaimah ranked #3015 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 8 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 29 girls were registered as Umaimah.
- • About 331 living people in the UK are estimated to have Umaimah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3015
2024
Births in 2024
8
Latest year
Peak year
2017
29 births
Estimated living
331
2026
Popularity
Umaimah over time
The chart below shows babies named Umaimah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Umaimah, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 8 births in 2024, compared with 29 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Umaimah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Umaimah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2801 | 44 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1921 | 157 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1923 | 119 | 10 |
| 1990s | #3139 | 13 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Umaimah
- Una 945
- Uma 592
- Umaiza 556
- Umaymah 540
- Umme 508
- Ursula 481
- Umaima 407
- Uzma 370
- Umayyah 238
- Umamah 231
- Urwa 200
- Ugne 189
FAQ
Umaimah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Umaimah in the UK right now?
In 2024, Umaimah was ranked #3015 for girls in England and Wales, with 8 births registered.
When was Umaimah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 29 babies registered as Umaimah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Umaimah in the UK?
A total of 333 babies have been registered as Umaimah across the 28 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.