Given name

Umai

“one who is hopeful”

Umai is a variant of Umay. One Turkish interpretation is “one who is hopeful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Umai is a variant of Umay. One Turkish interpretation is “one who is hopeful.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Umai is a variant of Umay. An origin associated with Umay is Turkish.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2025. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Umai through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
2025
5 babies
2025
5
#17,089 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012342025Highest share 20253.1
Umai in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2025–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,089 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Umai’s family of names

Umai has a related form in Umay.

Walk Umai’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Umai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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“one who is brilliant; from the town of Zula”

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Sibling ideas

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