Is Lumen a boy or girl name?

Lumen is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 527 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.2% were girls and 11.8% were boys.

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Lumen

Recorded 2011–2025 · United States

Lumen was most popular in 2018, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,798 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 527 people named Lumen.

Lumen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lumen’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lumen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lumen is mostly a girl’s name — 88.2% of the 527 Americans given it were girls and 11.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 85% girls and 15% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org