Recorded 1913–2017 Unisex name Peak 1913 300 births

Limmie — boys' name

300 babies named Limmie in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s451920s681930s681940s431950s481960s181970s52010s5
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Limmie was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

14 babies were named Limmie in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Limmie

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Limmie between 1913 and 2017, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Limmie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Limmie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 33 additional births since 1892.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Limmie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Limmie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Limmie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Limmie 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 300 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.

Limmie at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

300

Since 1913

105 years of records

Peak year

1913

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1913

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2017

Limmie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1913

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1913)
14
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
46810121416 20171957194819381932192619201913 14

Limmie popularity over time — girls

33 total births recorded since 1892 (Limmie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 33 births
4.555.566.577.5 192619251920191919141892 5

Limmie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
68 births that decade — 23% of Limmie's all-time total
1910s451920s681930s681940s431950s481960s181970s52010s5

Limmie by state

Where Limmie concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Limmie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.7%
Alabama share of Limmie's total US births 1.7%

5 of 300 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Limmie?
300 babies have been named Limmie since 1913. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1913 with 14 births.
When was Limmie most popular?
Limmie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
Where is Limmie most popular?
The top states for the name Limmie are Alabama (5 births).
Is Limmie a unisex name?
Yes, Limmie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 300 births, and as a girl's name it has 33 births.
How long has the name Limmie been used?
Limmie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 105 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Limmie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Limuel, Lim, Limon. 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, 1913–2017 (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.