Boys' name · since 1916

Leemon

Leemon has 79 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,002 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade

79 boys have been named Leemon since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Leemon has 79 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1990.

  • #19,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 79 born since 1916
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leemon ranks #19,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.

#19,002 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leemon's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Leemon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Leemon's full recorded timeline at 1928, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Leemon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1921)
9
Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
45678910 191619171920192119231925192819431948195719651990 5

Leemon by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 44% of the file).

1920s was Leemon's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Leemon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leemon? ▼
79 babies have been named Leemon since 1916. All-time, it sits at #19,002 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1921 with 9 births.
Where does Leemon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leemon ranks #19,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leemon most popular? ▼
Leemon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Leemon been used? ▼
Leemon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 75 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Leemon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeroy, Leeland, Leevi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Leemon's data

  • Leemon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Leemon

Nearby Names Like Leemon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leemon

Lee Boy
#725 233,627 births
Leeroy Boy
#3517 4,404 births
Leeland Boy
#1733 3,288 births
Leevi Boy
#4188 812 births
Leelan Boy
#5541 554 births

Compare Leemon side by side: Leemon vs Lee Leemon vs Leeroy Leemon vs Leeland

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Acel
79 births · Peak 1919
Minard
79 births · Peak 1919
Onni
79 births · Peak 2017
Orey
79 births · Peak 1987
Perkins
79 births · Peak 1921
Levoy
79 births · Peak 1919
Hines
79 births · Peak 1921
Vasil
79 births · Peak 1925

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leemon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leemon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.