girl's name
Lumen
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 678
Lumen is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 47 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2011.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lumen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 319 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 208 |
How popular is Lumen?
In 2025, Lumen was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lumen 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.
How Lumen is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lümen | Lümen is a rare spelling of Lumen, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Lumen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lumen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lumen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lumen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lumen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lumen
How popular is the name Lumen?
In 2025, Lumen was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lumen a girl's or a boy's name?
Lumen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lumen?
Lumen has 2 syllables.
When was Lumen most popular?
Lumen peaked in 2018, when 47 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Lumen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lumen currently ranks #6,439 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.