Recorded 1894–1938 Girls' name Peak 1915 131 births

Cuma — girls' name

131 babies named Cuma in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s161900s121910s431920s391930s21
1910s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Cuma was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

12 babies were named Cuma in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cuma

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Cuma between 1894 and 1938, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cuma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cuma performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cuma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cuma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cuma in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 131 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cuma at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

131

Since 1894

45 years of records

Peak year

1915

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1894

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1938

Cuma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1894

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1915)
12
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
468101214 1938193019231919191419021894 6

Cuma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
43 births that decade — 33% of Cuma's all-time total
1890s161900s121910s431920s391930s21

Cuma by state

Where Cuma concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cuma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
5 3.8%
Missouri share of Cuma's total US births 3.8%

5 of 131 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cuma?
131 babies have been named Cuma since 1894. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1915 with 12 births.
When was Cuma most popular?
Cuma was most popular in the 1910s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Cuma most popular?
The top states for the name Cuma are Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Cuma been used?
Cuma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 45 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Cuma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cumi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1894–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.