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UK girl's name

Umaymah

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.

Umaymah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Umaymah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1541, with 20 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 32 births.

This profile covers 540 England and Wales registrations across 29 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 63% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 537 living people in the UK are called Umaymah. 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

  • Umaymah ranked #1541 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 20 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2013, when 32 girls were registered as Umaymah.
  • About 537 living people in the UK are estimated to have Umaymah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#1541

2024

Births in 2024

20

Latest year

Peak year

2013

32 births

Estimated living

537

2026

Popularity

Umaymah over time

The chart below shows babies named Umaymah 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 Umaymah, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 20 births in 2024, compared with 32 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Umaymah
08162432199620102024

Decades

Umaymah by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Umaymah 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 #1476 104 5
2010s #1349 247 10
2000s #1497 166 10
1990s #2678 23 4

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FAQ

Umaymah: questions and answers

How popular is the name Umaymah in the UK right now?

In 2024, Umaymah was ranked #1541 for girls in England and Wales, with 20 births registered.

When was Umaymah most popular?

The peak year on record was 2013, with 32 babies registered as Umaymah in England and Wales.

How many people are called Umaymah in the UK?

A total of 540 babies have been registered as Umaymah across the 29 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.