Unisex name · since 2011
Lemmy
Lemmy has 108 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,116 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 108
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
108 babies have been named Lemmy since 2011, making it today's #8116 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Lemmy recorded 108 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #8116 nationally today, ahead of 42% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #16,932 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,116 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 108 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lemmy ranks #16,932 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,116 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 108 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,116 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 108
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lemmy's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Lemmy compares
108 27th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lemmy's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lemmy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 108 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lemmy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lemmy's full recorded timeline at 2019, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lemmy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Lemmy popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 2016 (Lemmy as girls' name)
Lemmy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Lemmy's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Lemmy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lemmy's data
- Lemmy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lemmy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Lemmy 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.