Lemuel vs Lemon

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

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Lemuel

Boy name · Rank #2128

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Name B

Lemon

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Metric Lemuel Lemon
Current Rank #2128 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 9,890 1,071
Peak Year 1921 1927
Peak Year Births 147 30
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Lemuel Lemon
1880ss 400 39
1890ss 255 76
1900ss 255 82
1910ss 873 182
1920ss 1,242 228
1930ss 895 162
1940ss 865 119
1950ss 1,001 80
1960ss 881 60
1970ss 670 28
1980ss 571 5
1990ss 533 10
2000ss 479 —
2010ss 634 —
2020ss 336 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lemuel Lemon
2014 70 —
2015 72 —
2016 48 —
2017 71 —
2018 82 —
2019 72 —
2020 65 —
2021 62 —
2022 73 —
2023 67 —
2024 69 —

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, 1880–2024.

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