Umi
Girl · OO-mee · Japanese
Umi is a girls' name of Japanese origin, meaning “sea, ocean”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Umi mean?
Japanese: Japanese word, usually written 海
“sea, ocean”
Umi is the everyday Japanese word for 'sea'.
- Say it
- OO-mee
Is Umi a girl's or a boy's name?
Umi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 16 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Umi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Umi, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 5 girls.
2025 had more girls named Umi than any year since 2002.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Umi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
How popular is Umi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Umi, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006. 5 boys were also named Umi in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Umi in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Umi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
Names like Umi
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