Lemuel

Given to 9,965 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#2020

recorded as boys

113 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 74

Peak year

1881

58 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

9,965

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Lemuel was most popular in 1881, when 58 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.58 per 1,000). In 2025, 74 babies were named Lemuel, ranking #2020 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	74	2020
2024	<5	—	69	2133
2023	<5	—	67	2147
2022	<5	—	73	2060
2021	<5	—	62	2253
2020	<5	—	65	2139
2019	<5	—	72	2020
2018	<5	—	82	1838
2017	<5	—	71	2003
2016	<5	—	48	2587
2015	<5	—	72	2001
2014	<5	—	70	2017
2013	<5	—	64	2090
2012	<5	—	52	2415
2011	<5	—	51	2437
2010	<5	—	52	2402
2009	<5	—	34	3274
2008	<5	—	57	2291
2007	<5	—	38	3025
2006	<5	—	63	2082
2005	<5	—	43	2567
2004	<5	—	38	2741
2003	<5	—	66	1800
2002	<5	—	43	2372
2001	<5	—	47	2185
2000	<5	—	50	2015
1999	<5	—	62	1692
1998	<5	—	49	1957
1997	<5	—	50	1859
1996	<5	—	51	1785
1995	<5	—	46	1864
1994	<5	—	59	1564
1993	<5	—	46	1824
1992	<5	—	52	1659
1991	<5	—	63	1430
1990	<5	—	55	1530
1989	<5	—	52	1550
1988	<5	—	48	1525
1987	<5	—	44	1587
1986	<5	—	56	1299
1985	<5	—	62	1190
1984	<5	—	45	1422
1983	<5	—	54	1253
1982	<5	—	77	1031
1981	<5	—	63	1154
1980	<5	—	70	1079
1979	<5	—	73	1034
1978	<5	—	45	1371
1977	<5	—	73	1007
1976	<5	—	72	977
1975	<5	—	71	970
1974	<5	—	67	1003
1973	<5	—	60	1045
1972	<5	—	72	952
1971	<5	—	65	1007
1970	<5	—	72	940
1969	<5	—	73	893
1968	<5	—	76	834
1967	<5	—	84	793
1966	<5	—	84	794
1965	<5	—	87	796
1964	<5	—	92	784
1963	<5	—	102	760
1962	<5	—	95	779
1961	<5	—	95	782
1960	<5	—	94	788
1959	<5	—	102	752
1958	<5	—	77	863
1957	<5	—	106	728
1956	<5	—	101	732
1955	<5	—	96	745
1954	<5	—	105	709
1953	<5	—	109	683
1952	<5	—	105	677
1951	<5	—	114	658
1950	<5	—	86	741
1949	<5	—	97	692
1948	<5	—	91	700
1947	<5	—	86	742
1946	<5	—	85	704
1945	<5	—	73	709
1944	<5	—	100	614
1943	<5	—	95	655
1942	<5	—	86	693
1941	<5	—	78	694
1940	<5	—	74	702
1939	<5	—	79	667
1938	<5	—	103	577
1937	<5	—	90	616
1936	<5	—	85	630
1935	<5	—	85	641
1934	<5	—	88	637
1933	<5	—	83	634
1932	<5	—	90	626
1931	<5	—	90	626
1930	<5	—	102	605
1929	<5	—	110	564
1928	<5	—	116	571
1927	<5	—	102	619
1926	<5	—	122	552
1925	<5	—	118	573
1924	<5	—	128	556
1923	<5	—	111	600
1922	<5	—	142	517
1921	<5	—	147	510
1920	<5	—	146	499
1919	<5	—	137	508
1918	<5	—	122	544
1917	<5	—	115	544
1916	<5	—	135	488
1915	<5	—	95	583
1914	<5	—	90	516
1913	<5	—	57	579
1912	<5	—	61	502
1911	<5	—	32	525
1910	<5	—	29	524
1909	<5	—	27	496
1908	<5	—	20	566
1907	<5	—	30	417
1906	<5	—	36	346
1905	<5	—	24	452
1904	<5	—	16	566
1903	<5	—	24	401
1902	<5	—	21	460
1901	<5	—	20	422
1900	<5	—	37	357
1899	<5	—	20	415
1898	<5	—	22	418
1897	<5	—	30	339
1896	<5	—	20	438
1895	<5	—	23	399
1894	<5	—	28	336
1893	<5	—	19	419
1892	<5	—	33	320
1891	<5	—	32	291
1890	<5	—	28	328
1889	<5	—	29	322
1888	<5	—	32	314
1887	<5	—	39	254
1886	<5	—	37	280
1885	<5	—	31	305
1884	<5	—	31	314
1883	<5	—	41	259
1882	<5	—	43	262
1881	<5	—	58	193
1880	<5	—	59	207