MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Uma mean?
Uma is an established name of Parvati, Shiva's consort. Umesh combines it with īśa, lord, to refer to Shiva. Parvati is traditionally identified as the daughter of Himavat, the personified Himalaya.
Pronunciation
IAST: umā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
उमा
Letter-by-letter: umā
Conventional spelling
Odia
ଉମା
Conventional spelling
Bengali
উমা
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਉਮਾ
Conventional spelling
Kannada
ಉಮಾ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
ऊमा
Letter-by-letter: ūmā
2,952 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Uma in Indian usage
424,624 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (82.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 348,648 records (82.1%).
- Recorded as male: 75,976 records (17.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,037 |
| 1930s | 4,889 |
| 1940s | 33,264 |
| 1950s | 44,703 |
| 1960s | 77,525 |
| 1970s | 96,380 |
| 1980s | 101,230 |
| 1990s | 65,484 |
| Other decades | 112 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 119,472 |
| Bihar | 73,942 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 59,449 |
| Odisha | 42,220 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 36,191 |
| Jharkhand | 19,220 |
| Rajasthan | 17,448 |
| Uttarakhand | 13,437 |
| Haryana | 7,991 |
| Delhi | 5,609 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5,607 |
| Punjab | 4,535 |
| Karnataka | 4,321 |
| Tripura | 3,564 |
| Kerala | 3,526 |
| Assam | 2,418 |
| Puducherry | 1,807 |
| Chandigarh | 650 |
| Goa | 642 |
| Maharashtra | 562 |
| Gujarat | 526 |
| Sikkim | 362 |
| Meghalaya | 345 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 280 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 179 |
| Manipur | 156 |
| Other states | 165 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Uma / F | 29 | 1,133 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Uma ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Uma; Table_6, C1164 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Uma; Table_6, C1164
- Monier-Williams, umā, p. 217,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.