Unisex name · since 2011
Lumen
465 babies named Lumen in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,508 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
465 babies have been named Lumen since 2011, making it today's #6508 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Lumen recorded 465 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #6508 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #12,387 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,508 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 465 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lumen ranks #12,387 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,508 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 465 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,508 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lumen's 465 recorded births place it above 82.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lumen compares
465 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lumen's all-time total is 24% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lumen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 465 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lumen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lumen splits its recorded history at 2018: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (14 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lumen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Lumen popularity over time - boys
62 total births recorded since 2014 (Lumen as boys' name)
Lumen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (297 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Lumen's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Lumen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
297 births
- 2020s
2020s
168 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 297 births (64% of all-time use).
Lumen by state
Where Lumen concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Oregon | | 5 | 1.1% |
28 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lumen's data
- Lumen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (297 total births) through the 2020s (168) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lumens (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lumen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~14 yrs)
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, 2011–2025 (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 Lumen 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.