Recorded 1968–1981 Boys' name Peak 1968 20 births

Lemark — boys' name

20 babies named Lemark in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81980s12

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.

What the Data Says About Lemark

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Lemark between 1968 and 1981, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lemark currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lemark performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lemark shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lemark 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 20 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.

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 · 1981–1968

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1968)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
456789 198119801968 8

Lemark by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 60% of Lemark's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lemark?
20 babies have been named Lemark since 1968. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1968 with 8 births.
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–1981 (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.