How Many People Are Named Umu?
An estimated 27 people in the United States have the first name Umu. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Umu peaked in popularity in 2011 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Umu 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 Umu paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Umu is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
27
About 1 in 12,694,605 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2011
9 births
Total Registered
27
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Umu
Umu is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 27 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Umu as a female name
Ranked #13,701 in 2019
7 female births in 2019
Peak: 2011 (9 births)
Umu: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Umu span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 22 babies were registered. Umu remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Umu by Decade
How has Umu 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.
Umu + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Umu as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Umu
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Umu: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Umu?
We estimate approximately 27 people named Umu 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 12,694,605 Americans share this first name.
Is Umu a common name?
Umu is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Umu most popular?
Umu reached peak popularity in 2011, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Umu is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Umu a female name?
Umu is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Umu Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Umu Smith, Umu Johnson, Umu 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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