How Many People Are Named Lemuel?
An estimated 5,334 people in the United States have the first name Lemuel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Lemuel peaked in popularity in 1921 with 147 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lemuel 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 Lemuel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,334
About 1 in 64,258 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1921
147 births
Total Registered
9,890
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lemuel
Lemuel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,890 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lemuel as a male name
Ranked #2,142 in 2024
69 male births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (147 births)
Lemuel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lemuel span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,242 babies were registered. Lemuel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lemuel by Decade
How has Lemuel 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.
Lemuel by State
Birth registrations for Lemuel span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in New Mexico, District of Columbia, Kansas. On average, about 143 Lemuels were registered per state.
Lemuel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lemuel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lemuel
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lemuel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lemuel?
We estimate approximately 5,334 people named Lemuel 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 64,258 Americans share this first name.
Is Lemuel a common name?
Lemuel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,890 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lemuel most popular?
Lemuel reached peak popularity in 1921, when 147 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lemuel is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lemuel a male name?
Lemuel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lemuel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lemuel Smith, Lemuel Johnson, Lemuel 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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