Recorded 1913–1942 Boys' name Peak 1922 142 births

Luman — boys' name

142 babies named Luman in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s561930s231940s20
1920s
Peak decade

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

1922
Single peak year

9 babies were named Luman in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luman

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Luman between 1913 and 1942, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Luman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Luman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luman 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 142 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.

Luman at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

142

Since 1913

30 years of records

Peak year

1922

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1913

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1942

Luman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1913

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 19421939193019251922191919151913 8

Luman by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
56 births that decade — 39% of Luman's all-time total
1910s431920s561930s231940s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luman?
142 babies have been named Luman since 1913. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
When was Luman most popular?
Luman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Luman been used?
Luman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 30 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Luman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lum, Lumir, Lumen, Lumumba, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–1942 (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.