Boys' name · since 1918
Lemont
Lemont has 682 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 682
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
682 boys have been named Lemont since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lemont has been recorded 682 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2017.
- #6,552 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 682 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lemont ranks #6,552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 682 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 682
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lemont's 682 recorded births place it above 85.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Lemont's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lemont splits its recorded history at 1972: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lemont popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2017
- Peak year (1974)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Lemont by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (220 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Lemont's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lemont births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s
1960s
142 births
- 1970s
1970s
220 births
- 1980s
1980s
96 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 220 births (32% of all-time use).
How Lemont 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 Lemont's total volume
Lemont by state
Where Lemont concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 41 | 6.0% |
41 of 682 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lemont's data
- Lemont's decade-level peak was the 1970s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lemonts (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Lemont: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
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, 1918–2017 (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 Lemont 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.