Recorded 1915–1951 Boys' name Peak 1925 60 births

Lemual — boys' name

60 babies named Lemual in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s181930s61940s171950s8

The verdict

60 boys have been named Lemual since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1951.

60
total births
1915–1951
years on record
1920s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Lemual was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lemual in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lemual

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Lemual between 1915 and 1951, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lemual currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lemual performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lemual shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lemual in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 60 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lemual at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

60

Since 1915

37 years of records

Peak year

1925

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1915

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1951

Lemual popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1915

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1925)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Lemual by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 30% of Lemual's all-time total
1910s111920s181930s61940s171950s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lemual?
60 babies have been named Lemual since 1915. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1925 with 8 births.
When was Lemual most popular?
Lemual was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Lemual been used?
Lemual has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 37 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Lemual?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lemuel, Lemar, Lem, Lemon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.