boy's name

Lum

  • Origin Albanian
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 498

Lum is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 1961 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Lum is a name of Albanian origin.
  • Peaked in 1884, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lum over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1961, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60
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Births named Lum by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 105
1890s 71
1900s 50
1910s 56
1920s 92
1930s 56
1940s 36
1950s 22
1960s (to 1961) 5

How popular is Lum?

In 1961, Lum was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lum is used

United States #4,217 5 in 1961
France #5,789 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lum

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lum also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lum over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lum

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lum — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lum

How popular is the name Lum?

In 1961, Lum was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lum a girl's or a boy's name?

Lum is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lum?

Lum has 1 syllable.

When was Lum most popular?

Lum peaked in 1884, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.