Names / Girl names
Ume
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#19,030
in 2014
First recorded
2014
in U.S. data
Children named
5
since 2014
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #19,030 in 2014 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(OO-meh): “Plum blossom.” Soft and old-fashioned in a nice way. It first appears in American naming data in 2014. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 5 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.