Recorded 1886–1931 Unisex name Peak 1912 77 births

Lummie — unisex name

77 babies named Lummie in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61890s161900s101910s191920s191930s7
1910s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Lummie was born in this single decade.

1912
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lummie in 1912 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lummie

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Lummie between 1886 and 1931, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lummie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Lummie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 41 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lummie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lummie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lummie 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 77 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.

Lummie at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

77

Since 1886

46 years of records

Peak year

1912

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1886

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1931

Lummie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1886

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1912)
8
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
456789 1931192719141912190218971886 6

Lummie popularity over time — boys

41 total births recorded since 1915 (Lummie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 41 births
456789 1939193619281927191919171915 6

Lummie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
19 births that decade — 25% of Lummie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lummie?
77 babies have been named Lummie since 1886. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1912 with 8 births.
When was Lummie most popular?
Lummie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
Is Lummie a unisex name?
Yes, Lummie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 77 births, and as a boy's name it has 41 births.
How long has the name Lummie been used?
Lummie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 46 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Lummie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lumi, Lumen, Lumina, Luma, 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, 1886–1931 (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.