Unisex name · since 1889
Lemmie
Lemmie has 666 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 666
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lemmie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 666 have been recorded since 1889.
Lemmie has 666 recorded births among boys since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1988.
- #6,652 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 666 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lemmie ranks #6,652 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 666 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 666
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lemmie's 666 recorded births place it above 85.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Lemmie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lemmie's full recorded timeline at 1932, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lemmie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1988
- Peak year (1931)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Lemmie popularity over time - girls
150 total births recorded since 1892 (Lemmie as girls' name)
Lemmie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (148 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Lemmie's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lemmie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 25
1890s
25 births
- 1900s 39
1900s
39 births
- 1910s
1910s
105 births
- 1920s
1920s
148 births
- 1930s
1930s
125 births
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 148 births (22% of all-time use).
How Lemmie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lemmie's total volume
Lemmie by state
Where Lemmie concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lemmie's data
- Lemmie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Lemmies (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lemmie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~99 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1889–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lemmie 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 August 2026.