Leman — boys' name
625 babies named Leman in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
23% of everyone ever named Leman was born in this single decade.
23 babies were named Leman in 1937 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Leman
The Social Security Administration has registered 625 babies named Leman between 1913 and 1997, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 23 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Leman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Leman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Leman 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 625 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.
Leman at a glance
Last recorded 1997Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Leman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1913
- Peak year (1937)
- 23
- Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1997.
625 total births across 85 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1937 with 23 births in a single year.
Leman by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 145 births that decade — 23% of Leman's all-time total
Leman decade highlights
- Peak decade 145 births
- Runner-up 115 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Leman's strongest decade
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
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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, 1913–1997 (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.