girl's name
Luma
- Origin Portuguese
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 408
Luma is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Luma is a name of Portuguese origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Luma over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 40 |
| 2010s | 84 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 79 |
How popular is Luma?
In 2025, Luma was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Luma is used
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 Luma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Luma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Luma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Luma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Luma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Luma
How popular is the name Luma?
In 2025, Luma was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Luma a girl's or a boy's name?
Luma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Luma?
Luma has 2 syllables.
When was Luma most popular?
Luma peaked in 2023, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Luma a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Luma currently ranks #1,734 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.