How Many People Are Named Umeka?
An estimated 99 people in the United States have the first name Umeka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Umeka peaked in popularity in 1973 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Umeka 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 Umeka paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Umeka is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
99
About 1 in 3,462,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1973
24 births
Total Registered
109
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Umeka
Umeka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 109 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Umeka as a female name
Ranked #13,264 in 1992
6 female births in 1992
Peak: 1973 (24 births)
Umeka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Umeka span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 83 babies were registered. Umeka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Umeka by Decade
How has Umeka 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.
Umeka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Umeka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Umeka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Umeka?
We estimate approximately 99 people named Umeka 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 3,462,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Umeka a common name?
Umeka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 109 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Umeka most popular?
Umeka reached peak popularity in 1973, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Umeka is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Umeka a female name?
Umeka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Umeka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Umeka Smith, Umeka Johnson, Umeka 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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