Umang
Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) is a mobile app that is part of the Digital India initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) of the Government of India. It provides access to services from both central and state governments. The app supports 23 Indian languages and is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
Meaning & Origin of Umang
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) is a mobile app that is part of the Digital India initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) of the Government of India. It provides access to services from both central and state governments. The app supports 23 Indian languages and is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
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The Story of Umang
The earliest SSA record of Umang as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 5 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Umang — #5,101 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1973 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Umangs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Umang most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- India83%
- United States6%
- Malaysia5%
- Canada4%
- NP3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Umang
Phonetically similar names — useful when Umang is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Umang
Umang is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Umang's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #5,101. Use the chart and map above to compare Umang's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.