Unisex name · since 1913
Limmie
Limmie has 300 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1913 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,579 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 300
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
300 boys have been named Limmie since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Limmie has 300 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2017.
- #10,579 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 300 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Limmie ranks #10,579 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 300 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,579 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 300
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Limmie's 300 recorded births place it above 76.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Limmie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Limmie's full recorded timeline at 1936, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1913 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Limmie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2017
- Peak year (1913)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Limmie popularity over time - girls
33 total births recorded since 1892 (Limmie as girls' name)
Limmie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (68 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Limmie's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Limmie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 68 births (23% of all-time use).
Limmie by state
Where Limmie concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 300 births nationwide.
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What to do with Limmie's data
- Limmie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Limmies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Limmie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1913)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1913–2017 (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 Limmie 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.