US rank #8773 Unisex name Peak 2021 169 births

Umi — #8773 US unisex name

169 babies named Umi in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s162010s702020s83
#8773
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 50% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Umi was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

24 babies were named Umi in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Umi

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Umi between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Umi currently holds the #8773 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 24 babies received it in a single year. Umi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 22 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Umi performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Umi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Umi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Umi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 169 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Umi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

169

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2021

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,773

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Umi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
24
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
0510152025 2024202120182015201120082006 5

Umi popularity over time — boys

22 total births recorded since 2020 (Umi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
5678910 202320212020 6

Umi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
83 births that decade — 49% of Umi's all-time total
2000s162010s702020s83

Umi by state

Where Umi concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Umi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 10.7%
California share of Umi's total US births 10.7%

18 of 169 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Umi?
169 babies have been named Umi since 2006. It currently ranks #8773 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 24 births.
When was Umi most popular?
Umi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Umi most popular?
The top states for the name Umi are California (18 births).
Is Umi a unisex name?
Yes, Umi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 169 births, and as a boy's name it has 22 births.
How long has the name Umi been used?
Umi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Umi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Umika. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.