Boys' name · since 1880

Lum

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 493 babies named Lum, peaking in 1884. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#7,955 of 45,481
all-time among boys
493
born since 1880
1880s
peak decade

493 boys have been named Lum since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Lum has 493 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1880s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1961.

  • #7,955 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 493 born since 1880
  • 1880s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lum ranks #7,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 493 born since 1880, peaking in the 1880s.

#7,955 of 45,481
all-time among boys
493
born since 1880
1880s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lum's 493 recorded births place it above 82.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lum's full recorded timeline at 1915, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1884 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1961

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1884)
17
Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
05101520 18801888189719061920193019441961 5

Lum by decade

1880s is the heaviest window (105 births, 21% of the file).

1880s was Lum's strongest decade.

105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Lum births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1880s at 105 births (21% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lum? ▼
Lum has been given to 493 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,955 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1961. 17 babies were born in 1884, its single highest year.
Where does Lum sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lum ranks #7,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lum most popular? ▼
Lum was most popular in the 1880s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1884.
How long has the name Lum been used? ▼
Lum has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 82 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Lum? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lumir, Luman, Lumen, Lumumba, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Lum's data

  • Lum's decade-level peak was the 1880s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Lum

Nearby Names Like Lum

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lum

Lumir Boy
160 births
Luman Boy
142 births
Lumen Boy
#11591 62 births
Lumumba Boy
49 births
Lumiere Boy
#8168 42 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Tigran #4783
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Trayvion #11110
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Zaylan #4022
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lum: 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, 1880–1961 (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 Lum 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.