How Many People Are Named Uma?
people named Uma are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 181,703 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,901 babies named Uma in Social Security records from 1961 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
81 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "flax" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from the Sanskrit exclamation เค เคฎเคพ (u ma) meaning "O (child), do not (practice austerities)!" which was addressed to Parvati by her mother.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Uma in the records were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Uma alive today is about 15 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 21 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Uma first appears in the records in 1961 and was given most often in 2006, to 81 babies. In 2025, 55 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1961 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Uma has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,349, in 2006. In 2025 it ranked #3,025.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,025 |
| Best rank | #2,349 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,607 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Uma alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Uma were born in California than in any other state: about 388 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Uma was given 4.7 times as often in New York and 3.4 times in California.
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