Umairah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- oo-MAY-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Umairah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “long-lived; full of life”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Umairah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Umaira; feminine of Umair, a diminutive of Umar
“long-lived; full of life”
Meaning borrowed from Umaira.
Is Umairah a girl's or a boy's name?
Umairah is a girls' name.
How popular is Umairah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 girls.
Umairah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
Names like Umairah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nusaybah, Aaliyah, Umaymah, Ruqayyah, Safa, Umamah, Zainab, Sumayyah, Aaminah, Aafiyah, Ayah, Abeeha
Names related to Umairah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Umairah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/umairah, updated 20 October 2026.