Total births
49
Recorded 1971–1976 Boys' name Peak 1972 49 births
Lumumba — boys' name
49 babies named Lumumba in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Lumumba was born in this single decade.
1972
Single peak year
11 babies were named Lumumba in 1972 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lumumba
The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Lumumba between 1971 and 1976, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lumumba currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lumumba performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lumumba 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 49 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.
Lumumba at a glance
Last recorded 1976Peak year
1972
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1971
Lumumba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1971
- Peak year (1972)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
Lumumba by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 49 births that decade — 100% of Lumumba's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lumumba? ▼
49 babies have been named Lumumba since 1971. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1972 with 11 births.
When was Lumumba most popular? ▼
Lumumba was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Lumumba been used? ▼
Lumumba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 6 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Lumumba? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Lumumba
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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, 1971–1976 (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.