# Lemuel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lemuel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “devoted to god” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛm.jə(wə)l/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 9,965 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 9,965 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 327, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Hebrew לְמוּאֵל (lemu'él, ləmūʔel, literally “devoted to God”).

## What it means

Lemuel is grouped under god.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 51 | 2,464 |
| 2012 | 52 | 2,435 |
| 2013 | 64 | 2,104 |
| 2014 | 70 | 2,033 |
| 2015 | 72 | 2,008 |
| 2016 | 48 | 2,606 |
| 2017 | 71 | 2,009 |
| 2018 | 82 | 1,848 |
| 2019 | 72 | 2,034 |
| 2020 | 65 | 2,159 |
| 2021 | 62 | 2,266 |
| 2022 | 73 | 2,071 |
| 2023 | 67 | 2,165 |
| 2024 | 69 | 2,148 |
| 2025 | 74 | 2,030 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | 1,600 |
| 2012 | 13 | 1,756 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1,339 |
| 2014 | 12 | 1,819 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1,673 |
| 2016 | 13 | 1,804 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2,052 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1,533 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,655 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,548 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,493 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,420 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1,610 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1,951 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1,093 |

## People named Lemuel

- Lemuel J. Bowden, American politician (1815-1864)
- James L. Holloway III, American admiral (1922-2019)
- Lem Winchester, American recording artist, vibraphonist, jazz musician, police officer (1928–1961)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.