Boys' name · since 1988
Umesh
6 babies named Umesh in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 6
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Umesh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 6 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Umesh recorded 6 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1988.
- #38,827 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 6 born since 1988
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Umesh ranks #38,827 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.
- #38,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 6
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Umesh's 6 recorded births place it above 14.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Umesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1988
- Peak year (1988)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Umesh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Umesh's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Umesh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Umesh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1988–1988 (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 Umesh 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.