Given name & surname
Umay
“one who is hopeful”
Umay is used as a given name and a surname. One Turkish interpretation is “one who is hopeful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Turkish interpretation is “one who is hopeful.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Turkish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Umay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,847 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,847 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.
Umay’s family of names
Umay has a related form in Umaa. Umay has a related form in Umae. Umay has a related form in Umai.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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