Recorded 1915–1947 Boys' name Peak 1915 10 births

Limon — boys' name

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

1910s51940s5
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Limon was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

5 babies were named Limon in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Limon

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Limon between 1915 and 1947, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Limon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Limon performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Limon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Limon 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 10 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.

Limon at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

10

Since 1915

33 years of records

Peak year

1915

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1915

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1947

Limon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1915

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1915)
5
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
5 19471915 5

Limon by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 50% of Limon's all-time total
1910s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Limon?
10 babies have been named Limon since 1915. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1915 with 5 births.
When was Limon most popular?
Limon was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Limon been used?
Limon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 33 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Limon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Limmie, Limuel, Lim. 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, 1915–1947 (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.