Umi

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A few things about Umi you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 100,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Umi, 16 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Umi would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryUmi first shows up in US birth records in 2006, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #5,237.
• ✨New on the sceneUmi wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2006.
• 🚀TrendUmi has climbed 2,708 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #6,838. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlUmi is given to both boys and girls: 76% of the 21 babies named Umi in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Umi

Umi is a gender-neutral name of African origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with U and ending in “-umi”. US birth records list Umi for girls from 2006 to 2025, in 18 of those 20 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #5,237 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,838, with 16 babies. Of the 21 US babies named Umi in 2025, 76% were girls and 24% were boys.

Origin:African names