girl's name
Umayyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 242
Umayyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2018, when 19 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 131,735 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2002.
Umayyah over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 |
| 2010s | 148 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
How popular is Umayyah?
In 2025, Umayyah was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Umayyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Umayyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Umayyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Umayyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Umayyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Umayyah
How popular is the name Umayyah?
In 2025, Umayyah was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Umayyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Umayyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Umayyah most popular?
Umayyah peaked in 2018, when 19 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Umayyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Umayyah currently ranks #4,928 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.