Girl · #10,588 in 2026

Umeko

Umeko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Umeko Ando , Japanese musician Tsuda Umeko , Japanese educator

  • Japanese
Current Rank
#10,588
Peak Rank
#8,501 (1990)
Total Babies
52
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1916
First Year
1993
Last Year
1990
Peak Year
#8501
Peak Rank
52
Total Count
8
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Umeko

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Umeko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Umeko Ando , Japanese musician Tsuda Umeko , Japanese educator

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Japanese

The Story of Umeko

American parents first put Umeko on the record books as a baby girl name in 1916, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 9 Umekos were born — ranking #8,501 that year. About 46% of every Umeko on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Umeko last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 52 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Umeko

Phonetically similar names — useful when Umeko is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Umeko

What does the name Umeko mean?
Umeko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Umeko Ando , Japanese musician Tsuda Umeko , Japanese educator
What is the origin of the name Umeko?
Umeko has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Japanese.
How popular is Umeko in 2026?
In 2026, Umeko ranks #10,588 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Umeko most popular?
Umeko reached its peak popularity in 1990, ranking #8,501 that year with 9 babies given the name.
Is Umeko a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Umeko is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Umeko?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Umeko include Hae, Meline, Ranessa. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Umeko

Umeko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Umeko's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #8,501. Use the chart and map above to compare Umeko'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.