US rank #15731 Girls' name Peak 1980 155 births

Uzma — #15731 US girls' name

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.

1970s251980s511990s452000s242010s52020s5
#15731
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Uzma was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Uzma in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Uzma

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Uzma between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Uzma currently holds the #15731 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Uzma performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Uzma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Uzma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Uzma 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 155 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.

Uzma at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

155

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#15,731

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Uzma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 202420051999199619901984198119781977 8

Uzma by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
51 births that decade — 33% of Uzma's all-time total
1970s251980s511990s452000s242010s52020s5

Uzma by state

Where Uzma concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Uzma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.2%
Illinois share of Uzma's total US births 3.2%

5 of 155 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Uzma?
155 babies have been named Uzma since 1977. It currently ranks #15731 among girls. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Uzma most popular?
Uzma was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Uzma most popular?
The top states for the name Uzma are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Uzma been used?
Uzma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.

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, 1977–2024 (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.