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Ume

oo-meh /uˈme/ Japanese

At a glance

In short
Ume is a beautiful and unique female name with Japanese origins, meaning "plum." It carries a sense of elegance and grace.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2014 (#16,513)
Babies in 2014
5 (<0.01% of girls)
First recorded
2014 (the only year on record)

Meaning of Ume

Ume is a beautiful and unique female name with Japanese origins. In Japanese, it is pronounced as "oo-meh" (/uˈme/). This name also has variations, such as Uma. Ume is a relatively rare name in the United States, with only 5 occurrences in 2014, ranking at number 16503. Despite its rarity, Ume carries a sense of elegance and grace. In Japan, Ume is associated with the plum blossom tree, which symbolizes beauty and resilience. Choosing the name Ume for your baby girl would be a nod to Japanese culture and an expression of her individuality.

How to pronounce Ume

Japanese

Popularity of Ume in the U.S.

Ume appears in the records for the U.S. only in 2014, ranked #16,513 with 5 babies.

Bar chart: 5 girls named Ume in the U.S. in 2014, ranked #16,513 among girl names.
  • Girls named Ume (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale)
In 2014. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2014 1 row
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2014516,513new

Notable people named Ume

  • Ume Tange was a pioneering Japanese chemist, among the first women admitted to a Japanese university and known for her vitamin research.
  • Ume Aoki is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, animator, and voice actress from Hyogo Prefecture.