Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Dedicated to God
Dedicated to God; an Old Testament name
Syllables
2
Themes
- Biblical
- Exotic
- Literary
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lemuel
Pronunciation
l(e)-muel
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #510, 147 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2020, 74 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 |
| 2024 | 69 |
| 2023 | 67 |
| 2022 | 73 |
| 2021 | 62 |
| 2020 | 65 |
| 2019 | 72 |
| 2018 | 82 |
| 2017 | 71 |
| 2016 | 48 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1093, 27 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2545, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence