Lemuel
Lemuel was the 2030th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 195th; the most babies were born in 1921 (147). Over the last ten years it has moved down 22 places. More babies were named Lemuel in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,030 boys, up 129 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 74boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921147 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,965babies recorded
Lemuel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,030 | 74 |
| 2020 | #2,159 | 65 |
| 2010 | #2,421 | 52 |
| 2000 | #2,036 | 50 |
| 1990 | #1,540 | 55 |
| 1980 | #1,084 | 70 |
| 1970 | #946 | 72 |
| 1960 | #795 | 94 |
| 1950 | #745 | 86 |
| 1940 | #707 | 74 |
| 1930 | #609 | 102 |
| 1920 | #499 | 146 |
| 1910 | #528 | 29 |
| 1900 | #364 | 37 |
| 1890 | #332 | 28 |
| 1880 | #208 | 59 |
How popular is Lemuel, counting every spelling?
Lemuel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lemuel?
74 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lemuel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lemuel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 113 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lemuel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lemuel?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Lemuel are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 21 and 65. That makes Lemuel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Lemuel by state
How common Lemuel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Lemuel
How popular is the name Lemuel?
Lemuel was the 2030th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 195th; the most babies were born in 1921 (147). Over the last ten years it has moved down 22 places. More babies were named Lemuel in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lemuel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lemuel in the US.
Where is Lemuel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lemuel was most common in Massachusetts (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Florida.