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Lumen

/ˈlumən/ · 88% girls · 24 born in 2025

Lumen has been given to about 527 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlumən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 524
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lumen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 47
  • Born in 202524
  • All time527
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Lumen?

Its best year was 2018, when 47 babies were given the name, ranking 3977th. The typical living American called Lumen is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Lumen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lauren0.70
  2. Laureen0.66
  3. Loren0.62
  4. Laken0.62
  5. Lupe0.60
  6. Lue0.60
  7. Gwen0.58
  8. Luann0.56

Middle names for Lumen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lumen Anne0.81
  2. Lumen Catherine0.78
  3. Lumen Josephine0.78
  4. Lumen Rose0.77
  5. Lumen Marie0.77
  6. Lumen Grace0.77

Sibling names for Lumen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.87
  2. Jaxxonbrother · 0.87
  3. Westynbrother · 0.87
  4. Emilianasister · 0.87
  5. Seraphinasister · 0.87
  6. Khaleesisister · 0.86

Where Lumen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lumen Anderson0.77
    2. Lumen White0.72
    3. Lumen Moore0.72
    4. Lumen Hill0.72
    5. Lumen Hall0.72
    6. Lumen Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lumen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.