LEM-yoo-el
Lemuel
About Lemuel
The name Lemuel peaked for boys at #195 in 1881. The name is most popular in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, and Massachusetts.
Pronounced LEM-yoo-el. 2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Lemuel ranked #2030 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #195 in 1881.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,033 | 70 | 36.4 |
| 2015 | #2,008 | 72 | 37.6 |
| 2016 | #2,606 | 48 | 25.3 |
| 2017 | #2,009 | 71 | 38.4 |
| 2018 | #1,848 | 82 | 45.2 |
| 2019 | #2,033 | 72 | 40.1 |
| 2020 | #2,157 | 65 | 37.7 |
| 2021 | #2,266 | 62 | 35.4 |
| 2022 | #2,070 | 73 | 41.8 |
| 2023 | #2,164 | 67 | 39.2 |
| 2024 | #2,142 | 69 | 40 |
| 2025 | #2,030 | 74 | 43.3 |
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Famous Lemuels
- Lemuel
Biblical king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4
- Lemuel Cornick Shepherd Jr.
U.S. Marine Corps general
- Lemuel Shaw
American jurist; 19th Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court
- Lemuel Haynes
American Congregationalist minister; first black ordained clergyman in the U.S.
- Lemuel Francis Abbott
English painter
- Lemuel Mathewson
U.S. Army lieutenant general
- Lemuel Pratt Grant
American railroad tycoon
- Lemuel Everett Wilmarth
American painter
Lemuel in pop culture
- Lemuel Gulliver
main character in "Gulliver's Travels"
- Lemuel
character on TV's "The Man in the High Castle"
- Lemuel Wiley
character from the “Spoon River Anthology”
- Lemuel Bridger
a vampire on TV's "Midnight, Texas"
- Lemuel "Lemmy" Barnet
character in British radio serial "Journey into Space"