How Many People Are Named Uma?
An estimated 1,817 people in the United States have the first name Uma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Uma peaked in popularity in 2006 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Uma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Uma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Uma is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,817
About 1 in 188,638 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2006
81 births
Total Registered
1,845
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Uma
Uma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,845 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Uma as a female name
Ranked #2,736 in 2024
63 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (81 births)
Uma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Uma span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 681 babies were registered. While Uma is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Uma by Decade
How has Uma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Uma by State
Birth registrations for Uma span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Virginia, New Mexico, Indiana. On average, about 67 Umas were registered per state.
Uma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Uma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Uma
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Uma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Uma?
We estimate approximately 1,817 people named Uma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 188,638 Americans share this first name.
Is Uma a common name?
Uma is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,845 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Uma most popular?
Uma reached peak popularity in 2006, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Uma is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Uma a female name?
Uma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Uma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Uma Smith, Uma Johnson, Uma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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