Given name
Umi
“a giver of life”
Umi is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “a giver of life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a giver of life.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Umi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212
- 27 boys · 185 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #7,108 for girls · #13,745 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +120%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,108 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 102.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 277 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Umi’s family of names
Umi has a related form in Umea. Umi has a related form in Umee. Umi has a related form in Umey.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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