Boys' name · since 1986
Umer
Umer has 380 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,311 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Umer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 380 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Umer has been recorded 380 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2024.
- #9,311 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 380 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Umer ranks #9,311 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 380 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,311 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Umer's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Umer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Umer splits its recorded history at 2007: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Umer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Umer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (126 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Umer's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Umer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 126 births (33% of all-time use).
Umer by state
Where Umer concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 38 | 10.0% |
38 of 380 births nationwide.
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- Umer's decade-level peak was the 2000s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Umers (38 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Umer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1986–2024 (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 Umer 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.