Umaynah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- oo-MAY-nah
- Origin
- Arabic
Umaynah is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Umaynah mean?
Arabic: possibly a variant of Umayma
Possibly a variant of Umayma, an Arabic diminutive of umm, 'mother'; Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib was the Prophet Muhammad's aunt.
Is Umaynah a girl's or a boy's name?
Umaynah is a girls' name.
How popular is Umaynah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 4 girls.
Umaynah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
Names like Umaynah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Umamah, Aaliyah, Nusaybah, Aaminah, Zainab, Ruqayyah, Safa, Sumayyah, Safiya, Farah, Safaa, Aafiyah
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, “Umaynah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/umaynah, updated 20 October 2026.