Girls' name · since 1885
Lumina
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 250 babies named Lumina, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 1885
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lumina currently ranks #4462 among girls' names in America, with 250 babies recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Lumina recorded 250 times among girls since 1885, holding rank #4462 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #17,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,462 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 250 born since 1885
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lumina ranks #17,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,462 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 250 born since 1885, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 1885
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lumina's 250 recorded births place it above 75.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lumina compares
250 41st percentile among 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
Lumina's all-time total is 34% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lumina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 250 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lumina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lumina's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lumina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Lumina by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (146 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Lumina's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Lumina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 146 births (58% of all-time use).
Lumina by state
Where Lumina concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 2.4% |
29 of 250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lumina's data
- California records the most Luminas (29 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 Lumina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Lumina 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.