US rank #15420 Girls' name Peak 2023 216 births

Luma — #15420 US girls' name

216 babies named Luma in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51990s222000s402010s842020s65
#15420
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Luma was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

19 babies were named Luma in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luma

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Luma between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luma currently holds the #15420 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luma performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Luma shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Luma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luma 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 216 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.

Luma at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

216

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2023

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,420

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Luma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
19
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520122007200119961918 5

Luma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
84 births that decade — 39% of Luma's all-time total
1910s51990s222000s402010s842020s65

Luma by state

Where Luma concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Luma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 4.6%
California share of Luma's total US births 4.6%

10 of 216 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luma?
216 babies have been named Luma since 1918. It currently ranks #15420 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 19 births.
When was Luma most popular?
Luma was most popular in the 2010s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Luma most popular?
The top states for the name Luma are California (10 births).
How long has the name Luma been used?
Luma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Luma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lumi, Lumen, Lumina, Lummie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.