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Lemuel

Boy

Meaning of Lemuel: Hebrew: 'belonging to God'

Lemuel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2007th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2007

74 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,965

First recorded 1880 · peak 1921

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 63 babies1982: 77 babies1983: 54 babies1984: 45 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 56 babies1987: 44 babies1988: 48 babies1989: 52 babies1990: 55 babies19901991: 63 babies1992: 52 babies1993: 46 babies1994: 59 babies1995: 46 babies1996: 51 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 62 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 47 babies2002: 43 babies2003: 66 babies2004: 38 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 63 babies2007: 38 babies2008: 57 babies2009: 34 babies2010: 52 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 52 babies2013: 64 babies2014: 70 babies2015: 72 babies2016: 48 babies2017: 71 babies2018: 82 babies2019: 72 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 62 babies2022: 73 babies2023: 67 babies2024: 69 babies2025: 74 babies
US babies named Lemuel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 82.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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