The baby name Luma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOO-mə (IPA: /ˈluːmə/).
The baby name Luma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOO-mə (IPA: /ˈluːmə/).
Luma is Arabic, Latin, Spanish in Origin.
Luma is a short, luminous given name with several credible roots. In the Romance sphere it reads as a modern coinage from Latin lumen “light,” behind English illuminate and Portuguese/Spanish luminoso, giving the sense of “light, brightness.” In southern South America, Luma is also the Mapuche name of the Chilean myrtle (Luma apiculata), so the name can carry a nature-inflected meaning tied to the tree’s fragrant white blossoms.
Usage is most visible in Brazil from the late twentieth century, boosted by media figure Luma de Oliveira, and it has since travelled in multilingual communities that favor brisk, two-syllable Lu- names. Variants and related forms include the elaboration Lumina and the francophone spelling Louma; common nicknames are Lu and Lulu. Parents are often drawn to Luma for its internationally pronounceable shape and its bright, gentle meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| IQ | 0 | #111 | 19 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| JO | 0 | #121 | 17 | 2,158 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #140 | 627 | 11,303 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #181 | 7 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,666 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #193 | 149 | 7,570 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #247 | 4 | 4,161 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #304 | 13 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| BR | 0 | #316 | 30 | 5,969 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #325 | 5 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #353 | 6 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #392 | 14 | 3,185 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #440 | 12 | 7,952 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #497 | 27 | 10,981 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #500 | 11 | 6,731 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #505 | 11 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #513 | 38 | 12,054 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #517 | 24 | 11,671 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #521 | 33 | 20,968 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #566 | 8 | 11,342 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #579 | 422 | 12,708 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #588 | 30 | 11,648 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #622 | 9 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #646 | 13 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #649 | 17 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #649 | 19 | 13,071 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| SY | 0 | #696 | 33 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #778 | 8 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #877 | 10 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #888 | 48 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #918 | 42 | 14,742 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #926 | 18 | 14,861 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #935 | 21 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #961 | 23 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #971 | 12 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,021 | 58 | 16,140 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,117 | 12 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,140 | 44 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,180 | 32 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,398 | 49 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Luma is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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