as a First Name
Sanskrit: denoting the flax plant or turmeric; the name of a goddess who mediates between Brahma and the other gods, identified with the goddess Vac, the personification of speech; also a byname of Parvati, wife of Shiva.
| 4,318th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,222
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Jersey
- has the most people named Uma per capita
- 2006
- marked the height of its popularity
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