Total births
104
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.
- 104
- total births
- 1913–1963
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that 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.
- 104 total births
- 1913–1963 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
104 boys have been named Limuel since 1913, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1963.
- 104
- total births
- 1913–1963
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Limuel was born in this single decade.
1919
Single peak year
12 babies were named Limuel in 1919 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
1919
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Limuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1963
- Peak year (1919)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Limuel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (44% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1963. 12 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Limuel
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Limuel: Baby Name Since 1913 - 104 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/limuel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.