Is Lemuel a boy or girl name?
Lemuel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 69 boys were named Lemuel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 9,890 US babies named Lemuel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,142
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lemuel since 1880
- 9,890
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 147 babies
Boys and girls named Lemuel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 400 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 255 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 255 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 873 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,242 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 895 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 865 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,001 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 881 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 670 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 571 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 533 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 479 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 634 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 336 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,164 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 73 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,266 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 71 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,606 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,435 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 52 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,306 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,059 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,595 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 66 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 47 | #2,206 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,036 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 62 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 51 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 46 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 52 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 63 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 55 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 77 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 70 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 45 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 73 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 72 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 71 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 67 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 60 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 72 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 65 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 72 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 73 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 76 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 84 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 84 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 86 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 92 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 102 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 95 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 95 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 94 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 102 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 77 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 106 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 101 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 96 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 105 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 109 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 105 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 114 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 86 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 97 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 91 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 86 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 85 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 73 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 100 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 95 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 86 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 78 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 74 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 79 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 103 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 90 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 85 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 85 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 88 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 83 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 90 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 90 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 102 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 110 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 116 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 102 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 122 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 118 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 128 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 111 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 142 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 147 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 146 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 137 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 122 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 115 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 135 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 95 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 90 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 57 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 61 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 32 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 29 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 27 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 20 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 30 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 36 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 24 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 16 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 24 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 21 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 20 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 37 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 20 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 22 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 30 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 20 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 23 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 28 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 19 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 33 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 32 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 28 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 29 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 32 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 39 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 37 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 31 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 31 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 41 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 43 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 58 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 59 | #208 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lemuel reached #195 in 1881. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.