Recorded 1916–1962 Boys' name Peak 1949 102 births

Flemon — boys' name

102 babies named Flemon in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s411930s121940s171950s61960s6
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Flemon was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

12 babies were named Flemon in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Flemon

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Flemon between 1916 and 1962, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Flemon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Flemon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Flemon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Flemon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 102 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Flemon at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

102

Since 1916

47 years of records

Peak year

1949

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1916

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1962

Flemon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1916

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1949)
12
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 19621949193919281924192119191916 7

Flemon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
41 births that decade — 40% of Flemon's all-time total
1910s201920s411930s121940s171950s61960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Flemon?
102 babies have been named Flemon since 1916. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1949 with 12 births.
When was Flemon most popular?
Flemon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Flemon been used?
Flemon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 47 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Flemon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fletcher, Fleming, Flem, Fleet, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.