Abbi vs Uma
Abbi and Umacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Abbi was ranked #834 and Uma #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Abbi was ranked #5591 and Uma #1349 among girls in England and Wales.
Abbi and Uma over time
Abbi and Uma appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Abbi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Uma in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Abbi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Uma in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2019
Abbi held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Uma in 5.
Highest recorded here: Abbi #330 in 2000, Uma #987 in 2007.
The order changed in 2013: Uma moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #1297 and #1342; by 2013 that had become #2313 and #1324.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Abbi #5591, Uma #1349.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Abbi | Uma |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #834 (2020) | England and Wales · Girls #1262 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abbi and Uma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abbi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #432 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Uma
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2020
Highest recorded position: #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2011–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1262 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls