Total births
22
Girls' name · since 2024
Umay
22 babies named Umay in U.S. Social Security records since 2024, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8440
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Umay is the #8440 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 22 recorded since 2024.
Social Security Administration records show Umay recorded 22 times among girls since 2024, holding rank #8440 nationally today, ahead of 52% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2025.
- #8440 among girls today
- 22 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 52% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Umay is currently the #8440 girls' name in America, more common than 52% of girls - 22 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8440
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Umay vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8440
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 52% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Umay was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
13 babies were named Umay in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Umay compares
22 8th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Umay's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Umay | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Umay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Umay's full recorded timeline at 2025, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Umay at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,440
Active since
2024
Umay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Umay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Umay's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Umay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Umay? ▼
Umay has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 2024, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8440 as of the latest data. 13 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Umay most popular? ▼
Umay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Umay been used? ▼
Records for Umay go back to 2024, giving 2 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Umay? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Uma, Umaiza, Umaima, Umaira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Umay
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Umaima Girl
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Umaira Girl
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Umayma Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2024–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Umay: #8440 Girls' Name - 22 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/umay. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Umay draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.