How Many People Are Named Lemont?
An estimated 587 people in the United States have the first name Lemont. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Lemont peaked in popularity in 1974 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lemont as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lemont paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
587
About 1 in 583,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1974
33 births
Total Registered
682
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lemont
Lemont is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 682 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lemont as a male name
Ranked #13,461 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1974 (33 births)
Lemont: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lemont span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 220 babies were registered. Lemont has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lemont by Decade
How has Lemont tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lemont by State
Lemont + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lemont as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lemont
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lemont: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lemont?
We estimate approximately 587 people named Lemont are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 583,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Lemont a common name?
Lemont is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 682 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lemont most popular?
Lemont reached peak popularity in 1974, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lemont is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lemont a male name?
Lemont is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lemont Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lemont Smith, Lemont Johnson, Lemont Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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