NameTides

Lemuel

Lemuel was the #2,020 boys' name in the US in 2025 (74 babies), and #1,093 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Lemuel as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Lemuel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Lemuel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,020 (74)#1,093 (27)#577 (5)#2,789 (6)
2024#2,133 (69)#1,952 (12)—#1,353 (16)
2023#2,147 (67)#1,610 (15)—#2,336 (7)
2022#2,060 (73)#1,420 (18)—#2,052 (8)
2021#2,253 (62)#2,493 (8)—#2,491 (6)
2020#2,139 (65)#1,548 (15)—#2,746 (5)
2019#2,020 (72)#1,655 (14)—#1,998 (8)
2018#1,838 (82)#1,533 (16)—#1,175 (17)
2017#2,003 (71)#2,052 (11)—#2,198 (7)
2016#2,587 (48)#1,804 (13)—#2,718 (5)
2015#2,001 (72)#1,673 (14)—#2,387 (6)
2014#2,017 (70)#1,819 (12)—#2,371 (6)
2013#2,090 (64)#1,339 (18)—#2,305 (6)
2012#2,415 (52)#1,756 (13)—#2,368 (6)
2011#2,437 (51)#1,600 (14)#730 (3)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1881 at #193.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lemuel is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lemuel by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,555TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Lemuel (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Lemuel (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LemuelCanadaBoys#2,7896
LemuelEngland & WalesBoys#1,09327
LemuelIrelandBoys#5775
LemuelNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LemuelUSBoys#2,02074