Lemuel
Hebrew name appearing in the Book of Proverbs, usually read as belonging to God. Jonathan Swift gave it to the narrator of Gulliver's Travels.
Lemuel in 2025
Lemuel was given to 74 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,334th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 44,802 babies born.
The history of Lemuel
Lemuel reached its highest point in 1921, when 147 babies were given the name, ranking 1,096th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 393rd, in 1881.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 9,965 babies have been named Lemuel. Half of them were born before 1951, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Lemuel by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lemuel | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 400 | 393 |
| 1890s | 255 | 737 |
| 1900s | 255 | 932 |
| 1910s | 873 | 1,060 |
| 1920s | 1,242 | 1,084 |
| 1930s | 895 | 1,225 |
| 1940s | 865 | 1,338 |
| 1950s | 1,001 | 1,456 |
| 1960s | 882 | 1,787 |
| 1970s | 670 | 2,255 |
| 1980s | 571 | 2,503 |
| 1990s | 533 | 3,479 |
| 2000s | 479 | 4,225 |
| 2010s | 634 | 4,023 |
| 2020s | 410 | 4,334 |
Where Lemuel is heading
Lemuel has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 72 babies in 2015 to 74 in 2025.
Names like Lemuel
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lemuel.