MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Umme mean?
Umme comes from the Arabic umm, mother, as used at the start of a longer name. Indo-Urdu compounds such as Umme Kulsum preserve this relational construction; by itself Umme leaves the following name unstated.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
उम्मे
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Umme in Indian usage
8,425 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (97.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 8,196 records (97.3%).
- Recorded as male: 229 records (2.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 160 |
| 1960s | 318 |
| 1970s | 659 |
| 1980s | 2,524 |
| 1990s | 4,656 |
| Other decades | 108 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,535 |
| Bihar | 1,374 |
| Assam | 426 |
| Jharkhand | 287 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 234 |
| Maharashtra | 160 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 154 |
| Other states | 255 |
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 | Umme / F | 29 | 1,133 |
| Scotland | Umme / F | 3 | 780 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- 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 Umme; Table_6, C1166 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Umme; Table_6, C1166
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Umme; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Umme; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl