UK girl's name
Ummayah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ummayah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ummayah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5493, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 7 births.
This profile covers 36 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 2008 to 2020. 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 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 36 living people in the UK are called Ummayah. 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 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ummayah ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales in 2020, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 7 girls were registered as Ummayah.
- • About 36 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ummayah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5493
2020
Births in 2020
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
7 births
Estimated living
36
2026
Popularity
Ummayah over time
The chart below shows babies named Ummayah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ummayah, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2020, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ummayah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ummayah 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 | #5493 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4062 | 26 | 5 |
| 2000s | #5040 | 7 | 2 |
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- Umaymah 540
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- Umaima 407
- Uzma 370
- Umaimah 333
- Umayyah 238
- Umamah 231
- Urwa 200
FAQ
Ummayah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ummayah in the UK right now?
In 2020, Ummayah was ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Ummayah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 7 babies registered as Ummayah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ummayah in the UK?
A total of 36 babies have been registered as Ummayah across the 8 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.