Lumen is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Lumen is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,461 among girls (18) and #11,480 among boys (6) — overall #9,253 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
Girls named Lumen per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2011–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Lumen · 6 in 2025
Boys named Lumen per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2011–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here