Bluma
Bluma is a name with a single cultural origin: Yiddish.
- Yiddish
Meaning & Origin of Bluma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bluma is a name with a single cultural origin: Yiddish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yiddish
The Story of Bluma
American parents first put Bluma on the record books as a baby girl name in 1907, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 22 Blumas were born — ranking #5,894 that year. About 35% of every Bluma on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Bluma ranks #6,096 for baby girls with 19 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 490 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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About the name Bluma
Bluma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 490 births in the dataset. Bluma's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Bluma's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.