Uma
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- OO-ma
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,186 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,998 for girls
Uma is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “flax”. In 2025 it ranked 1,186th for girls in the UK (29 babies) and 2,998th for girls in the US (55 babies).
What does Uma mean?
Sanskrit
“flax”
Another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Uma a girl's or a boy's name?
Uma is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls in the UK and 55 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Uma in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,186among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 9,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were named Uma, making it the 1,186th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 31 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Uma than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Uma in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,133rd in England and Wales.
Uma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,321 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,353 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,439 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,498 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,276 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,402 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,430 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 30 | #1,127 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 30 | #1,057 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,229 |
| 2005 | 25 | #1,077 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,290 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,298 |
| 1998 | 17 | #1,238 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Uma in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,998among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 55about 1 in 29,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 55 girls in the US were named Uma, making it the 2,998th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,468th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 81 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Uma than any year since 2008.
Half of all the girls named Uma in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Uma in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2,998 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2,722 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,466 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2,463 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,484 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,468 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,482 |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,532 |
| 2017 | 73 | #2,464 |
| 2016 | 69 | #2,560 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,685 |
| 2014 | 78 | #2,351 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,935 |
| 2012 | 77 | #2,401 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,837 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,869 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,891 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3,315 |
| 2007 | 70 | #2,616 |
| 2006 | 81 | #2,328 |
| 2005 | 65 | #2,603 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,804 |
| 2003 | 48 | #3,082 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
| 2000 | 55 | #2,668 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 33 | #3,570 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
Names like Uma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hafsa Hiba Zainab Rahma Aaliyah Huda Ayah Safaa Abeeha Zaira Faiza
Names related to Uma
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Uma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/uma, updated 20 October 2026.