Luma

Popularity Trends

The name Luma is the #7,529 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 210 recorded births since 1918. This represents the 2.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.7% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,506 (3.6% percentile) for all time with 210 births since 1918.

Luma first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1918 (first recorded for girls in 1918). Birth data for Luma is available in 23 out of the 106 years between 1918 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Luma reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.4% percentile (ranked #934) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2011, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Luma is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #934 (1.4% percentile) with 10 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Luma".

1918 2023 19182023

Key Statistics

Total Births

210

Peak Births

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

1918

Peak Percentile

1.4%

Current Percentile

1.4%

Peak Rank

#934

Current Rank

#934

Female statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Luma", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Luma.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Luma's popularity from 1915 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Luma at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Luma range from Khyree at 92.0% correlation to Kashmere at 90.7% correlation, with an average correlation level of 91.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Catalina with 28.3K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Saga with 142 births (100% girls).

Luma's share of births peaked at 10.3 births per million for girls in 2023. It reached its lowest point of 2.5 births per million (24% of peak) in 2009.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Khyree

1,793

91.97% (very strong)

Katalina

7,290

91.66% (very strong)

Maisey

972

91.33% (very strong)

Viraj

1,609

91.09% (very strong)

Yunus

1,094

91.06% (very strong)

Kaleo

1,787

90.98% (very strong)

Zeus

2,348

90.95% (very strong)

Italy

2,005

90.87% (very strong)

Mayeli

918

90.79% (very strong)

Catalina

28.3k

90.73% (very strong)

Saga

142

90.68% (very strong)

Kashmere

962

90.67% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Luma

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Luma. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Luma is pronounced as LUE-muh, which has 2 syllables.

LUE-muh

100.0%

LUE-muh (2 syllables)

Verified

100.0% confidence

L UW1 M AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like L UW1 M AH0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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