Boys' name · since 1917
Lemoine
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 109 babies named Lemoine, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
109 boys have been named Lemoine since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lemoine has been recorded 109 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1956.
- #16,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 109 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lemoine ranks #16,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lemoine's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lemoine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lemoine splits its recorded history at 1928: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lemoine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1956
- Peak year (1926)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Lemoine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (57 births, 52% of the file).
1920s was Lemoine's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Lemoine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 57 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lemoine's data
- Lemoine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lemoine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1917–1956 (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 Lemoine 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.