Udham
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OOD-um
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Udham is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “effort, endeavour”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Udham mean?
Punjabi: Punjabi udham 'effort', ultimately Sanskrit udyama
“effort, endeavour”
Udham Singh, a Punjabi revolutionary, shot Michael O'Dwyer in London in 1940 to avenge the Amritsar massacre.
Is Udham a girl's or a boy's name?
Udham is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Udham in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 267% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Udham, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Udham in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
Names like Udham
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arham, Muhammad, Musa, Umar, Yahya, Amir, Ibrahim, Zayaan, Zayd, Zayan, Mustafa, Ayaan
Names related to Udham
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurbaaz, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Udham: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/udham, updated 20 October 2026.