Boys' name · since 1885
Lim
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Lim, peaking in 1900. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1885
- 1880s
- peak decade
30 boys have been named Lim since 1885, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lim has 30 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1880s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1934.
- #25,881 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1885
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lim ranks #25,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1885, peaking in the 1880s.
- #25,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1885
- 1880s
- peak decade
Lim's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lim's SSA record in two at 1900 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1900 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1934
- Peak year (1900)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Lim by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (11 births, 37% of the file).
1880s was Lim's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
11 births
- 1900s
1900s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 11 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Lim's usage has stayed within range of its 1880s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- 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 Lim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1900)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1885–1934 (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 Lim 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.