Boys' name · since 1968

Lemark

Lemark has 20 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

20
total births
1968–1981
years on record
1980s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade

Lemark is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 20 have been recorded since 1968.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lemark has been recorded 20 times among boys since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1981.

  • 20 total births
  • 1968–1981 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 60% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

20 boys have been named Lemark since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1981.

20
total births
1968–1981
years on record
1980s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Lemark was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lemark in 1968 - its busiest year on record.

Lemark's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lemark's full recorded timeline at 1980, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lemark at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

20

Since 1968

14 years of records

Peak year

1968

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1968

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1981

Lemark popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1968)
8
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
456789 196819801981 5

Lemark by decade

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

1980s was Lemark's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Lemark births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lemark?
Lemark has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 1968, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 8 babies were born in 1968, its single highest year.
When was Lemark most popular?
Lemark was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Lemark been used?
Lemark has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 14 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Lemark?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lemuel, Lemar, Lem, Lemon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1968–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lemark: Baby Name Since 1968 - 20 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lemark. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Lemark 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 July 2026.