Girls' name · since 1971
Umeka
Umeka has 109 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Umeka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 109 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Umeka recorded 109 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1992.
- #26,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 109 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Umeka ranks #26,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Umeka's 109 recorded births place it above 63.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Umeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Umeka's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Umeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1992
- Peak year (1973)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Umeka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (83 births, 76% of the file).
1970s was Umeka's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Umeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 83 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Umeka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Umeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1971–1992 (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 Umeka 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.