How Many People Are Named Lumen?
An estimated 499 people in the United States have the first name Lumen. It is used for both genders, with 88.8% female. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Lumen peaked in popularity in 2018 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lumen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lumen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
499
About 1 in 686,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
88.8% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2018
47 births
Total Registered
502
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lumen
Lumen is predominantly female (88.8%), though 56 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lumen as a male name
Ranked #6,669 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (13 births)
Lumen as a female name
Ranked #7,420 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (43 births)
Lumen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lumen span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 318 babies were registered. While Lumen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lumen by Decade
How has Lumen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lumen by State
Birth registrations for Lumen span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Wisconsin, Oregon. The lowest are in Oregon, Wisconsin, California. On average, about 13 Lumens were registered per state.
Lumen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lumen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lumen
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lumen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lumen?
We estimate approximately 499 people named Lumen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 686,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Lumen a common name?
Lumen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 502 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lumen most popular?
Lumen reached peak popularity in 2018, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lumen is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lumen a female name?
Lumen is predominantly female. 88.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lumen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lumen Smith, Lumen Johnson, Lumen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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