Girls' name · since 1894
Cuma
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.
- #24,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1894
- 1910s
- peak decade
Cuma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 131 recorded since 1894.
Cuma has 131 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1938.
- #24,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 131 born since 1894
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cuma ranks #24,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1894, peaking in the 1910s.
- #24,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1894
- 1910s
- peak decade
Cuma's 131 recorded births place it above 66.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Cuma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cuma's full recorded timeline at 1919, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cuma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1938
- Peak year (1915)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Cuma by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (43 births, 33% of the file).
1910s was Cuma's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Cuma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
43 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 43 births (33% of all-time use).
Cuma by state
Where Cuma concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 131 births nationwide.
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- Cuma's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 1930s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Missouri records the most Cumas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cuma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
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, 1894–1938 (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 Cuma 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.