Lum — boys' name

What the Data Says About Lum

The Social Security Administration has registered 493 babies named Lum between 1880 and 1961, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lum currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1884, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lum performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lum shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lum 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 493 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.