Boys' name · since 1913

Limuel

104 babies named Limuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,161 of 45,481
all-time among boys
104
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade

Limuel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 104 have been recorded since 1913.

Limuel has 104 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 1963.

  • #17,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 104 born since 1913
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Limuel ranks #17,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.

#17,161 of 45,481
all-time among boys
104
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Limuel's 104 recorded births place it above 62.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Limuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Limuel splits its recorded history at 1924: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Limuel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1963

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1919)
12
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
468101214 19131919192119231925193119411963 8

Limuel by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (46 births, 44% of the file).

1920s was Limuel's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Limuel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Limuel? ▼
Limuel has been given to 104 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,161 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1963. 12 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
Where does Limuel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Limuel ranks #17,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Limuel most popular? ▼
Limuel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Limuel been used? ▼
Limuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 51 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Limuel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Limmie, Lim, Limon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Limuel's data

  • Limuel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Limuel

Nearby Names Like Limuel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Limuel

Limmie Boy
300 births
Lim Boy
30 births
Limon Boy
10 births

Compare Limuel side by side: Limuel vs Limmie Limuel vs Lim Limuel vs Limon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Limuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–1963 (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 Limuel 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.