Girls' name · since 1940
Kum
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Kum, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Kum is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1940.
Kum has 28 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1959.
- #41,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1940
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kum ranks #41,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.
- #41,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Kum's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Kum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kum's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1940 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1959
- Peak year (1940)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kum by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (17 births, 61% of the file).
1940s was Kum's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).
Kum by state
Where Kum concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 17 | 60.7% |
17 of 28 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kum's data
- Kum's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1950s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kansas records the most Kums (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1940–1959 (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 Kum 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.