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The baby name Um is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ʌm/ (approx. "um" with an 'uh' vowel).

Um is Korean in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Korean
Pronunciation: /ʌm/ (approx. "um" with an 'uh' vowel)

What is the meaning of the name Um ?

The baby name Um is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ʌm/ (approx. "um" with an 'uh' vowel).

Um is Korean in Origin.

Um is a compact, multicultural name with several independent sources. In Korean, Um (also Eom, Uhm, Om) transcribes the surname 엄, from the Sino-Korean character 嚴 “strict, dignified”; occasionally adopted as a given name in the diaspora or as part of a two-syllable name.

Beyond Korea, the closely related Arabic form Umm means “mother” and functions as an honorific kunya (e.g., Umm Kulthum), sometimes trimmed to Um in informal Latin script. In Thailand, nicknames romanized Aum/Um derive from อุ้ม “to carry, cradle,” yielding a tender, protective sense. Contemporary international usage also treats Um as a minimalist riff on the sacred syllable Om/Aum. Variants and cognates include Eom, Uhm, Om, Aum, and Umm. Because meaning depends on origin and script, Um can suggest stern virtue, maternal care, or nurturing protection - an exceptionally brief yet resonant unisex choice.

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Um – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
JO Girls 0 #1 7,955 7,570
IQ Girls 0 #2 23,233 11,303
IQ 0 #6 535 3,533
AE Girls 0 #12 2,245 20,968
OM Girls 0 #12 1,370 15,987
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
ET Boys 0 #22 6 678
QA Girls 0 #23 588 15,378
BH 0 #25 2,137 17,937
JO 0 #25 167 2,158
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
PS Girls 0 #31 1,771 10,981
SA Girls 0 #34 5,261 25,931
SD Girls 0 #40 1,230 7,678
OM 0 #42 84 6,215
LY 0 #60 1,483 12,703
QA 0 #68 33 7,011
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SD 0 #78 23 2,130
AE 0 #87 91 10,220
YE 0 #87 653 8,639
AF Girls 0 #89 6 2,402
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
KW 0 #98 19 5,216
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
IL Girls 0 #118 1,233 11,648
SA 0 #118 200 10,560
CY Girls 0 #123 3 3,755
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
BW Girls 0 #148 4 4,216
IQ Boys 0 #148 1,397 13,071
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
BW Boys 0 #151 4 4,685
JO Boys 0 #161 357 7,057
PS 0 #170 49 5,692
KW Girls 0 #174 414 19,177
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
EG Girls 0 #223 2,359 14,742
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
GH 0 #229 15 5,396
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
GR Girls 0 #241 9 6,293
SY 0 #245 1,021 11,684
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
IL 0 #253 22 6,291
DK Girls 0 #259 58 7,429
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
TW Girls 0 #281 9 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
GH Girls 0 #305 20 6,973
GH Boys 0 #306 40 8,138
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
EG 0 #330 71 6,387
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
CN Girls 0 #356 4 8,829
Finland Girls 0 #361 31 1,368
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
MU Boys 0 #364 6 8,477
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
Austria Girls 0 #403 18 1,885
SD Boys 0 #421 25 10,523
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
PS Boys 0 #488 61 10,655
RU Boys 0 #495 11 12,621
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
RU Girls 0 #515 9 11,913
IR Girls 0 #521 10 8,334
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
BD Boys 0 #563 14 10,045
CR Girls 0 #566 8 11,342
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
IL Boys 0 #573 35 10,983
SG Girls 0 #573 14 18,916
LB 0 #582 77 13,263
MA 0 #590 705 20,986
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
EG Boys 0 #636 258 15,035
HK Girls 0 #644 7 16,104
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
QA Boys 0 #661 47 18,093
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
KW Boys 0 #729 41 18,755
SG Boys 0 #734 6 17,960
Germany Girls 0 #751 88 4,949
TN 0 #777 53 13,765
TR 0 #799 488 19,440
OM Boys 0 #815 67 17,948
NG Girls 0 #822 5 15,093
NL Girls 0 #873 83 5,933
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #936 17 5,697
NL Boys 0 #937 15 5,873
MY Girls 0 #940 55 24,821
NG Boys 0 #940 12 16,906
Spain Girls 0 #945 39 5,561
IN Boys 0 #977 25 16,750
AE Boys 0 #979 114 22,615
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,072 40 25,439
DZ 0 #1,108 69 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,126 16 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,153 26 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,195 432 28,008
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,406 41 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,454 18 10,046

Um is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Um

Um is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Um is a one syllable name, pronounced /ʌm/ (approx. "um" with an 'uh' vowel).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Eom, Uhm and Om.
Across languages, Um has these equivalents: Yan (Chinese, 嚴), Yim (Cantonese romanization of 嚴), Nghiêm (Vietnamese reading of 嚴).
Um is a name of Korean origin, traditionally used in South Korea. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within South Korea and its diaspora communities.