Umaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- oo-MAY-yah
- Origin
- Arabic
Umaya is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little servant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Umaya mean?
Arabic: spelling of Umayyah; diminutive of ama 'servant girl'
“little servant”
Umayya ibn Abd Shams gave his name to the Umayyad caliphs.
Meaning borrowed from Umayyah.
Is Umaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Umaya is a girls' name.
How popular is Umaya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 4 girls.
Umaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
Names like Umaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Zainab, Safiya, Aaliyah, Abeeha, Safaa, Hafsa, Summer, Ruqayyah, Umaima, Amira, Hiba
Names related to Umaya
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
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, “Umaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/umaya, updated 20 October 2026.