Lemuel · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Lemuel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	534
1881	576
1882	378
1883	392
1884	271
1885	288
1886	334
1887	385
1888	265
1889	262
1890	252
1891	316
1892	270
1893	169
1894	242
1895	196
1896	167
1897	266
1898	179
1899	188
1900	246
1901	188
1902	171
1903	201
1904	125
1905	181
1906	270
1907	204
1908	130
1909	165
1910	149
1911	142
1912	142
1913	111
1914	137
1915	112
1916	152
1917	124
1918	120
1919	140
1920	137
1921	133
1922	130
1923	101
1924	113
1925	106
1926	110
1927	91
1928	105
1929	102
1930	93
1931	87
1932	86
1933	84
1934	85
1935	82
1936	82
1937	84
1938	93
1939	71
1940	64
1941	64
1942	62
1943	67
1944	73
1945	54
1946	52
1947	47
1948	52
1949	55
1950	48
1951	61
1952	54
1953	55
1954	52
1955	47
1956	48
1957	49
1958	36
1959	48
1960	44
1961	45
1962	46
1963	50
1964	46
1965	47
1966	47
1967	48
1968	44
1969	41
1970	39
1971	37
1972	44
1973	38
1974	43
1975	45
1976	46
1977	44
1978	27
1979	42
1980	39
1981	35
1982	42
1983	30
1984	25
1985	34
1986	30
1987	24
1988	25
1989	26
1990	27
1991	31
1992	26
1993	23
1994	31
1995	24
1996	27
1997	27
1998	26
1999	32
2000	25
2001	24
2002	22
2003	33
2004	19
2005	22
2006	31
2007	18
2008	28
2009	17
2010	27
2011	27
2012	27
2013	34
2014	36
2015	38
2016	25
2017	38
2018	45
2019	40
2020	38
2021	35
2022	42
2023	39
2024	40
2025	43

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lemuel isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 74
Rank in 2025: #2,020
How rare: 1 in 23,082 boys
Since 1880: 9,965

Most popular in 1881, at 576 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 15% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.