Boys' name · since 1971
Lumumba
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.
- #22,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lumumba sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 49 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Lumumba recorded 49 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1976.
- #22,345 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 49 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lumumba ranks #22,345 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lumumba's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lumumba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lumumba splits its recorded history at 1974: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lumumba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1976
- Peak year (1972)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Lumumba by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (49 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Lumumba's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lumumba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 49 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lumumba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1971–1976 (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 Lumumba 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.