UK girl's name
Umayya
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Umayya is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Umayya popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5591, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 4 births.
This profile covers 21 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 2004 to 2019. 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 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 21 living people in the UK are called Umayya. 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 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Umayya ranked #5591 for girls in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 4 girls were registered as Umayya.
- • About 21 living people in the UK are estimated to have Umayya as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5591
2019
Births in 2019
3
Latest year
Peak year
2008
4 births
Estimated living
21
2026
Popularity
Umayya over time
The chart below shows babies named Umayya registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Umayya, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Umayya by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Umayya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5182 | 14 | 4 |
| 2000s | #4561 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Umayya
- 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
Umayya: questions and answers
How popular is the name Umayya in the UK right now?
In 2019, Umayya was ranked #5591 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Umayya most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 4 babies registered as Umayya in England and Wales.
How many people are called Umayya in the UK?
A total of 21 babies have been registered as Umayya across the 6 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.