Lemuel

LEM-yoo-el

Hebrew

"devoted to God"

The name Lemuel is currently ranked #985 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #195 in 1881. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in LEMUEL, LEMUEL, and LEMUEL.

Lemuel Rank in US Top 1000

# 985 in the US

Lemuel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1167 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lemuel

• 1167 Nameberry 2026
• 833 Unique 2018

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Famous People Named Lemuel

• 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

The name 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"