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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lem

Lem was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 345th; the most babies were born in 1917 (39). More babies were named Lem in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191739 babies
Total since 1880
1,297babies recorded

Lem popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#2,78610
1950#1,97915
1940#1,71717
1930#2,24313
1920#1,62023
1910#84114
1900#1,2486
1890#45117
1880#54712

How popular is Lem, counting every spelling?

Lem has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lem?

About 200 people born in the US named Lem are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 66 and 80. That makes Lem a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Lem by state

How common Lem was among boys born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMS0.06Alabama: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesAL0.11Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lem, boys, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Lem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lem, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lem

How popular is the name Lem?

Lem was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 345th; the most babies were born in 1917 (39). More babies were named Lem in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Lem a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,297 boys.

Where was Lem most popular?

In 1915–1919, Lem was most common in Alabama (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Texas.