Girls' name · since 1907

Bluma

Bluma has 473 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#12,266 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,745 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
473
born since 1907
2010s
peak decade

Bluma currently ranks #5745 among girls' names in America, with 473 babies recorded since 1907.

Social Security Administration records show Bluma recorded 473 times among girls since 1907, holding rank #5745 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.

  • #12,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,745 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 473 born since 1907
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bluma ranks #12,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,745 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 473 born since 1907, peaking in the 2010s.

#12,266 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,745 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
473
born since 1907
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%66.7%
Bluma vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Bluma's 473 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Bluma compares

473 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Bluma's all-time total is 26% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Bluma Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 473 376 567,345
Peak-year births 22 21 19,840

Bluma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bluma's full recorded timeline at 2001, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bluma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
22
Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
0510152025 190719211929198120032011201720232025 21

Bluma by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (173 births, 37% of the file).

2010s was Bluma's strongest decade.

173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Bluma births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 173 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Bluma by state

Where Bluma concentrates geographically, total births since 1907

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Bluma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
115 24.3%
#2 New Jersey
83 17.5%
New York share of Bluma's total US births 24.3%
Even split

115 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bluma?
Bluma has been given to 473 babies in the U.S. since 1907, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #12,266 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #5,745 of 17,297. 22 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Bluma sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bluma ranks #12,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,745 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bluma most popular?
Bluma was most popular in the 2010s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Bluma most popular?
The top states for the name Bluma are New York (115 births), New Jersey (83 births).
How long has the name Bluma been used?
Records for Bluma go back to 1907, giving 119 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Bluma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blue, Blu, Blume. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Bluma's data

  • Bluma's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (173 total births) through the 2020s (107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Blumas (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bluma

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bluma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1907–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bluma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.