Lem
Last seen for boys in 1983 at #5,484
- Peak · boys
- 1883 · 24 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,297since 1880
Lem over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Lem has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1980 | — | |
| 1979 | — | |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #2,123 | 13 |
| 1948 | #2,115 | 13 |
| 1947 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #1,509 | 22 |
| 1945 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1941 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,680 | 17 |
| 1939 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #1,584 | 19 |
| 1934 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #1,672 | 20 |
| 1928 | #1,569 | 23 |
| 1927 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1925 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1924 | #1,458 | 27 |
| 1923 | #1,696 | 21 |
| 1922 | #1,396 | 28 |
| 1921 | #1,296 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,592 | 23 |
| 1919 | #1,264 | 31 |
| 1918 | #1,192 | 34 |
| 1917 | #1,062 | 39 |
| 1916 | #1,594 | 20 |
| 1915 | #1,265 | 27 |
| 1914 | #1,260 | 22 |
| 1913 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #982 | 12 |
| 1910 | #822 | 14 |
| 1909 | #840 | 12 |
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #930 | 9 |
| 1906 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #760 | 10 |
| 1903 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #615 | 13 |
| 1901 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #481 | 16 |
| 1898 | #435 | 21 |
| 1897 | #556 | 14 |
| 1896 | #518 | 16 |
| 1895 | #579 | 13 |
| 1894 | #567 | 13 |
| 1893 | #572 | 12 |
| 1892 | #394 | 23 |
| 1891 | #597 | 10 |
| 1890 | #434 | 17 |
| 1889 | #388 | 21 |
| 1888 | #554 | 13 |
| 1887 | #544 | 11 |
| 1886 | #383 | 21 |
| 1885 | #422 | 18 |
| 1884 | #547 | 12 |
| 1883 | #337 | 24 |
| 1882 | #355 | 25 |
| 1881 | #389 | 19 |
| 1880 | #526 | 12 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lem was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1961–1962, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
See more about Lem
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1983
- Biggest jump: 377 spots in 1909 (#1,217 → #840)
- Biggest drop: 681 spots in 1900 (#481 → #1,162)
Rise & fade · boys
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #337 (24 births)
- Births halved by 1884, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1880–1899
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,359
- Highest: 1 in 4,359 boys born in 1883 were named Lem (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 298,761 boys born in 1983 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 18.4% of all boys named Lem (239) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 176 | #337 (1883) | #445 |
| 1890s | 155 | #394 (1892) | #513 |
| 1900s | 86 | #615 (1902) | #913 |
| 1910s | 222 | #822 (1910) | #1,253 |
| 1920s | 239 | #1,296 (1921) | #1,574 |
| 1930s | 139 | #1,584 (1935) | #2,019 |
| 1940s | 129 | #1,509 (1946) | #2,149 |
| 1950s | 90 | #1,941 (1950) | #2,874 |
| 1960s | 44 | #2,685 (1960) | #3,675 |
| 1970s | 11 | #4,375 (1971) | #5,110 |
| 1980s | 6 | #5,484 (1983) | #5,484 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lem in 1880
boys
#526
12 births · 1 in 9,208 boys
Top boys' names in 1880
More about 1880
boys
110,490 boys got a published name in 1880; 1 in 9,208 of them was named Lem, which outranked 50.3% of the 1,058 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 44.2% of boys (8.0% in 2025).