Lemuel
How to say it: LEM-yoo-el · /ˈlɛmjuːəl/
Hebrew name meaning 'devoted to God' - biblical king of Massa in Book of Proverbs.
Lemuel was the 1,637th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 74 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,672 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,637 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 74 |
| Share of births | 1 in 44,801 |
| Peak decade | 1880s |
| Change over 10 years | +3% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,672 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Lemuel peaked in the 1880s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Lemuel is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, English, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.
Famous people named Lemuel
- Lemuel Francis Abbott (1758–1802)Painter
- Lemuel J. Bowden (1815–1864)American politician
- Lemuel Hastings Arnold (1792–1852)American politician
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Lemuel Gulliver, narrator-protagonist of Swift's Gulliver's Travels; the name reads as a literary reference
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