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Lum

Lum is a male given name: 100% of people named Lum are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleLow
Male 100%Female 0%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Male
Male / female split
100% male / 0% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
493 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Lum

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lum," in English, "Guten Tag Lum," in German. Lum is a male given name: about 100% of people named Lum are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lum,

German

Guten Tag Lum,

French

Bonjour Lum,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lum:

Chinese

Lum您好：

Japanese

Lum様

English

Hi Lum,

German

Hi Lum,

French

Salut Lum,

Spanish

Hola Lum,

Chinese

Lum你好：

Japanese

Lumさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Lum by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name100%

United States birth data

493 male · 0 female · 493 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Frequently asked questions

Is Lum a male or female name?

Lum is a male given name: 100% of people named Lum are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Lum in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lum," in English, "Guten Tag Lum," in German. Lum is a male given name: about 100% of people named Lum are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Lum a unisex name?

Lum is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Lum are men. Lum leans strongly male overall.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lum a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lum (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lum,
  title  = {Is Lum a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lum},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}