Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lemuel

#1,181 most common boys' name of all time · #2,817 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,181
Rank overall
#2,817 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
9,965
Since 2016
683
Peak year
1921 #510
Best rank
#193 1881
Girls Boys peak 147/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lemuel is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 74 74 #2,020
2024 — 69 69 #2,135
2023 — 67 67 #2,148
2022 — 73 73 #2,060
2021 — 62 62 #2,254
2020 — 65 65 #2,139
2019 — 72 72 #2,021
2018 — 82 82 #1,839
2017 — 71 71 #2,003
2016 — 48 48 #2,588
2015 — 72 72 #2,003
2014 — 70 70 #2,018
2013 — 64 64 #2,091
2012 — 52 52 #2,415
2011 — 51 51 #2,437
2010 — 52 52 #2,403
2009 — 34 34 #3,274
2008 — 57 57 #2,292
2007 — 38 38 #3,026
2006 — 63 63 #2,082
2005 — 43 43 #2,567
2004 — 38 38 #2,741
2003 — 66 66 #1,800
2002 — 43 43 #2,372
2001 — 47 47 #2,185
2000 — 50 50 #2,016
1999 — 62 62 #1,692
1998 — 49 49 #1,958
1997 — 50 50 #1,859
1996 — 51 51 #1,785
1995 — 46 46 #1,864
1994 — 59 59 #1,564
1993 — 46 46 #1,826
1992 — 52 52 #1,661
1991 — 63 63 #1,430
1990 — 55 55 #1,530
1989 — 52 52 #1,550
1988 — 48 48 #1,528
1987 — 44 44 #1,588
1986 — 56 56 #1,301
1985 — 62 62 #1,193
1984 — 45 45 #1,427
1983 — 54 54 #1,253
1982 — 77 77 #1,032
1981 — 63 63 #1,156
1980 — 70 70 #1,080
1979 — 73 73 #1,034
1978 — 45 45 #1,371
1977 — 73 73 #1,008
1976 — 72 72 #978
1975 — 71 71 #970
1974 — 67 67 #1,003
1973 — 60 60 #1,046
1972 — 72 72 #953
1971 — 65 65 #1,007
1970 — 72 72 #940
1969 — 73 73 #893
1968 — 76 76 #834
1967 — 84 84 #793
1966 — 84 84 #794
1965 — 87 87 #796
1964 — 92 92 #784
1963 — 102 102 #760
1962 — 95 95 #779
1961 — 95 95 #782
1960 — 94 94 #789
1959 — 102 102 #752
1958 — 77 77 #864
1957 — 106 106 #728
1956 — 101 101 #733
1955 — 96 96 #746
1954 — 105 105 #710
1953 — 109 109 #683
1952 — 105 105 #677
1951 — 114 114 #658
1950 — 86 86 #743
1949 — 97 97 #692
1948 — 91 91 #700
1947 — 86 86 #742
1946 — 85 85 #704
1945 — 73 73 #711
1944 — 100 100 #614
1943 — 95 95 #657
1942 — 86 86 #694
1941 — 78 78 #695
1940 — 74 74 #704
1939 — 79 79 #667
1938 — 103 103 #577
1937 — 90 90 #616
1936 — 85 85 #630
1935 — 85 85 #641
1934 — 88 88 #637
1933 — 83 83 #634
1932 — 90 90 #626
1931 — 90 90 #626
1930 — 102 102 #606
1929 — 110 110 #564
1928 — 116 116 #571
1927 — 102 102 #620
1926 — 122 122 #552
1925 — 118 118 #574
1924 — 128 128 #557
1923 — 111 111 #601
1922 — 142 142 #517
1921 — 147 147 #510
1920 — 146 146 #499
1919 — 137 137 #508
1918 — 122 122 #546
1917 — 115 115 #545
1916 — 135 135 #488
1915 — 95 95 #583
1914 — 90 90 #517
1913 — 57 57 #580
1912 — 61 61 #502
1911 — 32 32 #527
1910 — 29 29 #525
1909 — 27 27 #496
1908 — 20 20 #571
1907 — 30 30 #419
1906 — 36 36 #347
1905 — 24 24 #453
1904 — 16 16 #570
1903 — 24 24 #403
1902 — 21 21 #464
1901 — 20 20 #423
1900 — 37 37 #357
1899 — 20 20 #417
1898 — 22 22 #420
1897 — 30 30 #340
1896 — 20 20 #439
1895 — 23 23 #400
1894 — 28 28 #338
1893 — 19 19 #420
1892 — 33 33 #320
1891 — 32 32 #292
1890 — 28 28 #329
1889 — 29 29 #323
1888 — 32 32 #315
1887 — 39 39 #255
1886 — 37 37 #281
1885 — 31 31 #305
1884 — 31 31 #315
1883 — 41 41 #259
1882 — 43 43 #262
1881 — 58 58 #193
1880 — 59 59 #208