Lemuel vs Lem

Side-by-side comparison of Lemuel and Lem - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Lemuel

Boy name · Rank #2134

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Name B

Lem

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Metric Lemuel Lem
Current Rank #2134 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 9,965 1,297
Peak Year 1921 1917
Peak Year Births 147 39
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lemuel Lem
1880s 400 176
1890s 255 155
1900s 255 86
1910s 873 222
1920s 1,242 239
1930s 895 139
1940s 865 129
1950s 1,001 90
1960s 882 44
1970s 670 11
1980s 571 6
1990s 533 -
2000s 479 -
2010s 634 -
2020s 410 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lemuel Lem
2014 70 -
2015 72 -
2016 48 -
2017 71 -
2018 82 -
2019 72 -
2020 65 -
2021 62 -
2022 73 -
2023 67 -
2024 69 -
2025 74 -

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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