The first name Uma
A girl’s name from Sanskrit.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Sense 1 is from Sanskrit उमा (umā).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 29 girls were named Uma, making it the 1,133rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 30 births (#987).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Uma with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Uma at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 55 girls born in the United States were named Uma, the 3,025th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 81 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Uma
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Uma ThurmanAmerican actress and model (born 1970)
- Uma AaltonenFinnish author, journalist, and Green League politician (1940-2009)
- Uma NarayanAmerican feminist, born 1958
- Uma Rama RaoDancer and choreographer (1938–2016)
- Uma ChowdhryAmerican chemist, 1947–2024
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Questions
- What does the name Uma mean?
- Sense 1 is from Sanskrit उमा (umā).
- What is the origin of the name Uma?
- Sense 1 is from Sanskrit उमा (umā).
- How popular is the name Uma?
- In 2025, 29 girls born in England and Wales were named Uma, ranking 1,133rd. Its peak was 2007, with 30 births.
- Is Uma a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,901 US babies named Uma since 1880 were girls.
- When was Uma most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 81 babies were named Uma, its highest rank at 2,349th.