Lemuel is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lemuel in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
About the Name Lemuel
Lemuel has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 404 places in five years. It was most popular in 1999 at #1281 β parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lemuel is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lemuel
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Lemuel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lemuel in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lemuel has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 404 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1281 in 1999. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Lemuel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Lemuel include: Lemuel Francis Abbott β Lemuel Francis Abbott was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting.; Lemuel (biblical king) β Lemuel (Hebrew: ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌΧΦ΅Χ LΙmΕ«βΔl, "to him, El") is the name of a biblical king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4, but whose identity remains uncertain.; Lemuel Smith β Lemuel Warren Smith is an American convicted serial killer who was the first convict to kill an on-duty female corrections officer..
Lemuel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Lemuels in the wild.
12
UK babies named Lemuel (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 404 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lemuel
Likely around 1 other Lemuel in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Lemuel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lemuel Shaw was an American jurist who served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Prior to his appointment he also served for several years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a state senator.
Lemuel Purnell Montgomery was an American military officer who fought in the Creek War. Montgomery was an attorney in Nashville, Tennessee, when the War of 1812 broke out, and was commissioned as a major of the 39th Infantry.
Lemuel Francis Abbott was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting. He is known for his portrait of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson and other naval officers and literary figures of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Lemuel Everett Wilmarth was an American painter. He was a founder of the Art Students League of New York and a member of the National Academy of Design.
Lemuel John Tweedie was a Canadian politician. His law partner in Chatham, New Brunswick for a time was Richard Bedford Bennett, later Prime Minister of Canada; and for a time Max Aitken was his office boy.
Lemuel (Hebrew: ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌΧΦ΅Χ LΙmΕ«βΔl, "to him, El") is the name of a biblical king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4, but whose identity remains uncertain. Speculation exists and proposes that Lemuel should be identified with Solomon or Hezekiah, while others think he may be a king of Massa.
Lemuel Warren Smith is an American convicted serial killer who was the first convict to kill an on-duty female corrections officer. Smith was already in prison for the murders of at least five people when he murdered prison guard Donna Payant at Green Haven Correctional Facility in 1981.