Recorded 1997–2014 Girls' name Peak 2005 26 births

Lemia — girls' name

26 babies named Lemia in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s112010s5

The verdict

26 girls have been named Lemia since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

26
total births
1997–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2005
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lemia in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lemia

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Lemia between 1997 and 2014, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lemia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lemia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lemia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lemia 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 26 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.

Lemia at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

26

Since 1997

18 years of records

Peak year

2005

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1997

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2014

Lemia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1997

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Lemia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 42% of Lemia's all-time total
1990s102000s112010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lemia?
26 babies have been named Lemia since 1997. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Lemia most popular?
Lemia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Lemia been used?
Lemia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 18 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Lemia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lema, Lempi, Lemon, Lemma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1997–2014 (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.