Boys' name · since 1911
Umberto
Umberto has 989 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 989
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
989 boys have been named Umberto since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Umberto has been recorded 989 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2021.
- #5,175 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 989 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Umberto ranks #5,175 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 989 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 989
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Umberto's 989 recorded births place it above 88.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Umberto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Umberto splits its recorded history at 1962: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Umberto popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2021
- Peak year (1915)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Umberto by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (169 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Umberto's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Umberto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
132 births
- 1920s
1920s
169 births
- 1930s
1930s
100 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s
1960s
123 births
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 169 births (17% of all-time use).
How Umberto compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Umberto's total volume
Umberto by state
Where Umberto concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 170 | 17.2% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
170 of 989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Umberto's data
- Umberto's decade-level peak was the 1920s (169 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Umbertos (170 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Umberto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1911–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Umberto 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 August 2026.