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Lemuel

Lemuel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“belonging to God”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
LEM-yoo-uhl · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical name from Hebrew Lemu'el. It appears in Proverbs as the name of a king; the exact interpretation is traditionally understood as 'belonging to God' or 'for God'.

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How popular is Lemuel?

202421.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Lemuel in 202469

2024 rank#2,128 boys

Peak year1881

Total US babies since 18809,890

Lemuel is steady now but far below its 1881 peak.

Names like Lemuel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Lemuel questions

What does the name Lemuel mean?

Lemuel means "belonging to God". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name from Hebrew Lemu'el. It appears in Proverbs as the name of a king; the exact interpretation is traditionally understood as 'belonging to God' or 'for God'.

Is Lemuel a boy or girl name?

Lemuel is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lemuel?

69 US babies were named Lemuel in 2024. Its peak year was 1881.

How do you pronounce Lemuel?

Lemuel is usually pronounced LEM-yoo-uhl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.