At a glance
- In short
- Picture a tiny flame twirling beneath blooming bougainvillea—this is Umme, a warm Arabic name that simply means “mother,” yet resonates with centuries of nurturing grace.
- U.S. rank 2025
- #10,107 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 9 (<0.01% of girls)
- Trend
- Slipping #8,406 in 2020 to #10,107 in 2025
- Peak
- #8,406 in 2020
- First recorded
- 2001
Meaning of Umme
Picture a tiny flame twirling beneath blooming bougainvillea—this is Umme, a warm Arabic name that simply means “mother,” yet resonates with centuries of nurturing grace. With its soft UM-mee lilt, it glides across syllables like a flamenco dancer sweeping over sunlit tiles, trailing cariño and corazón in its wake. Though fewer than ten American babies wear Umme each year (hovering near the 940th spot on the charts), that rarity makes it an under-the-radar gem, perfect for parents craving a name that hums with maternal strength and creative spark. In a world that races by, Umme feels like an intimate ballad whispered at dawn—an invitation to embrace compassion, celebrate life’s colorful fiestas, and write a wild, loving story all her own.
How to pronounce Umme
- Pronounced UM-mee /ˈʊm.i/
Popularity of Umme in the U.S.
Umme was the #10,107 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 9 babies. It peaked at #8,406 in 2020. It first appears in the records in 2001.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 2001–2025 13 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 10,107 | ▲ 164 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10,271 | ▲ 4,923 |
| 2023 | 5 | 15,194 | ▼ 1,602 |
| 2022 | 6 | 13,592 | ▼ 2,446 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11,146 | ▼ 2,740 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8,406 | ▲ 4,042 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12,448 | ▲ 16 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12,464 | ▼ 3,123 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9,341 | ▲ 4,990 |
| 2016 | 6 | 14,331 | ▲ 151 |
| 2015 | 6 | 14,482 | ▼ 2,551 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11,931 | back (not recorded in 2002–2013) |
| 2001 | 5 | 15,352 | new |
Notable people named Umme
- Umme Rubab Chandio is a Pakistani lawyer and activist from Dadu who gained prominence after the killing of her father, grandfather and uncle in 2018.