Recorded 1978–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 24 births

Lemel — boys' name

24 babies named Lemel in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s102020s8

The verdict

24 boys have been named Lemel since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2021.

24
total births
1978–2021
years on record
1980s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Lemel was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lemel in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lemel

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Lemel between 1978 and 2021, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lemel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lemel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lemel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lemel 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 24 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.

Lemel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

24

Since 1978

44 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1978

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2021

Lemel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1978

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
456789 2021198819831978 6

Lemel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 42% of Lemel's all-time total
1970s61980s102020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lemel?
24 babies have been named Lemel since 1978. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 8 births.
When was Lemel most popular?
Lemel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Lemel been used?
Lemel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 44 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Lemel?
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, 1978–2021 (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.