Boys' name · since 1912
Dumas
Dumas has 29 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1912 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,052 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
29 boys have been named Dumas since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dumas recorded 29 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1925.
- #26,052 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dumas ranks #26,052 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,052 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dumas's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dumas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dumas's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1912 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dumas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1925
- Peak year (1912)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Dumas by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 52% of the file).
1920s was Dumas's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Dumas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (52% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dumas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~13 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, 1912–1925 (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 Dumas 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.