How Many People Are Named Umer?
An estimated 375 people in the United States have the first name Umer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Umer peaked in popularity in 1999 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Umer 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 Umer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
375
About 1 in 914,012 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1999
17 births
Total Registered
380
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Umer
Umer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 380 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Umer as a male name
Ranked #14,058 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (17 births)
Umer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Umer span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 126 babies were registered. Umer has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Umer by Decade
How has Umer 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.
Umer by State
Umer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Umer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Umer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Umer?
We estimate approximately 375 people named Umer 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 914,012 Americans share this first name.
Is Umer a common name?
Umer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 380 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Umer most popular?
Umer reached peak popularity in 1999, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Umer is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Umer a male name?
Umer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Umer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Umer Smith, Umer Johnson, Umer 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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