Girls' name · since 1890
Lema
380 babies named Lema in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lema currently ranks #11977 among girls' names in America, with 380 babies recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Lema recorded 380 times among girls since 1890, holding rank #11977 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #13,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,977 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 380 born since 1890
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lema ranks #13,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,977 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 380 born since 1890, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lema's 380 recorded births place it above 80.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
How Lema compares
380 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lema's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 380 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lema splits its recorded history at 1923: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Lema by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (109 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Lema's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 34
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
109 births
- 1920s
1920s
93 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 109 births (29% of all-time use).
Lema by state
Where Lema concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 380 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lema's data
- Lema's decade-level peak was the 1910s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Lemas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~135 yrs)
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, 1890–2025 (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 Lema 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.