How popular is the name Uma?

1,901 US babies were named Uma between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2006.

What careers are people named Uma over-represented in?

Among notable women who are actors, Umas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Uma

Uma. 1,901 US babies since 1940, peak 2006. Notable Umas are 1.3× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2006

1,901 US babies were named Uma between 1940 and 2025.

Uma around the world

Belgium: 282 babies since 1995, peak 2023, No. 270 in 2025
Sweden: 265 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 293 in 2022
England & Wales: 621 babies since 1996, peak 2009, No. 1,133 in 2025
France: 340 babies since 1900, peak 2023, No. 1,421 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Umas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.3×	Low · 7 people
Politician	1.3×	Low · 6 people
Writer	1.1×	Low · 3 people
Journalist	1.3×	Low · 3 people

Among notable women who are actors, Umas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

Uma is the main spelling

Uma 95%
Umaima 5%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2006)