UK girl's name
Umay
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.
Umay is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Umay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3318, with 7 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 7 births.
This profile covers 18 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1998 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.
Umay is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 18 living people in the UK are called Umay. 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
- • Umay ranked #3318 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 7 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 7 girls were registered as Umay.
- • About 18 living people in the UK are estimated to have Umay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3318
2024
Births in 2024
7
Latest year
Peak year
2024
7 births
Estimated living
18
2026
Popularity
Umay over time
The chart below shows babies named Umay registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 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 Umay, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 7 births in 2024, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Umay by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Umay 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 | #3318 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5876 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2746 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3848 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Umay
- Una 945
- Uma 592
- Umaiza 556
- Umaymah 540
- Umme 508
- Ursula 481
- Umaima 407
- Uzma 370
- Umaimah 333
- Umayyah 238
- Umamah 231
- Urwa 200
FAQ
Umay: questions and answers
How popular is the name Umay in the UK right now?
In 2024, Umay was ranked #3318 for girls in England and Wales, with 7 births registered.
When was Umay most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 7 babies registered as Umay in England and Wales.
How many people are called Umay in the UK?
A total of 18 babies have been registered as Umay across the 4 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.