Lempi
Lempi was last recorded in 1927, when 7 babies were given it; 367 Americans have been recorded with it between 1893 and 1927 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Lempi by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Lempi mean?
Wiktionary, Finnish section
Lempi is “a female given name” Its etymology gives the sense “love” (lempi).
From lempi (“love”). Originally a pre-Christian given name, but was revived in the 19th century. Comparable to English Charity.
/ˈlempi/
Meaning: Wiktionary, Finnish section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Lempi?
Unranked in 2025
Its last girls’ rank on record is #4,088, in 1927; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
23 babies in 1915, the peak
Lempi peaked in 1915, when 23 girls were given it, #1,548 among girls’ names. It was not recorded in 2025.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 7 | #4,088 | 5.9 |
| 1926 | 7 | #4,096 | 5.9 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,873 | 6.6 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,850 | 6.4 |
| 1923 | 5 | #5,350 | 4.1 |
| 1922 | 7 | #4,252 | 5.8 |
| 1921 | 11 | #3,054 | 8.9 |
| 1920 | 11 | #3,007 | 9.2 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,581 | 11.5 |
| 1918 | 17 | #2,155 | 14.7 |
Every recorded year (34)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 12 | #2,637 | 11.1 |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,838 | 18.2 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,548 | 23.4 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,698 | 21.0 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,444 | 12.8 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,914 | 17.9 |
| 1911 | 13 | #1,337 | 31.1 |
| 1910 | 12 | #1,388 | 30.3 |
| 1909 | 13 | #1,182 | 37.4 |
| 1908 | 15 | #1,065 | 44.9 |
| 1907 | 12 | #1,178 | 37.7 |
| 1906 | 12 | #1,130 | 40.6 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,617 | 24.0 |
| 1904 | 14 | #982 | 50.8 |
| 1903 | 10 | #1,173 | 38.2 |
| 1902 | 10 | #1,175 | 37.9 |
| 1901 | 10 | #1,104 | 41.8 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,837 | 20.0 |
| 1899 | 14 | #894 | 60.1 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,833 | 19.3 |
| 1897 | 7 | #1,328 | 29.9 |
| 1896 | 11 | #1,022 | 46.2 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,599 | 22.4 |
| 1893 | 9 | #1,056 | 42.3 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Lempi a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Lempi has been recorded only for girls: SSA lists no boys with the name in 34 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Lempi: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Lempi, and how old are they?
Almost everyone recorded as Lempi was born before 1900, so the estimate of Americans with the name alive today rounds to none. An estimate from SSA’s births and life tables, not a count.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made.
More about Lempi and names like it
- The most given names of the 1910sLempi peaked in 1915.
- Michigan’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Lempi since 1910.
- Finnish namesWiktionary’s origin for Lempi: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1915The year the most babies were named Lempi.
- Names starting with LMost given first.