Boys' name · since 1914

Lumas

Lumas has 17 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,285 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade

Lumas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 1914.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lumas has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1919.

  • #30,285 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1914
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lumas ranks #30,285 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.

#30,285 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lumas's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% 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.

Lumas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lumas's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lumas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1919

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 191419171919 6

Lumas by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Lumas's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Lumas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lumas?
Lumas has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,285 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1919. 6 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Lumas sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lumas ranks #30,285 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 Lumas most popular?
Lumas was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Lumas been used?
The SSA has tracked Lumas since 1914 -- 6 years through the most recent 1919 data.
What names are similar to Lumas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lum, Lumir, Luman, Lumen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lumas: 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, 1914–1919 (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 Lumas 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.