Girls' name · since 1977
Uzma
155 babies named Uzma in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
155 girls have been named Uzma since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Uzma recorded 155 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1977 to 2024.
- #22,459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 155 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uzma ranks #22,459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Uzma's 155 recorded births place it above 68.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Uzma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Uzma splits its recorded history at 1992: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Uzma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Uzma by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Uzma's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Uzma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (33% of all-time use).
Uzma by state
Where Uzma concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 155 births nationwide.
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What to do with Uzma's data
- Uzma's decade-level peak was the 1980s (51 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.
- Illinois records the most Uzmas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Uzma
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Uzma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1977–2024 (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 Uzma 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.