Lemuel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning devoted to god.
Lemuel by the numbers
In 2025, 27 babies in England and Wales were named Lemuel. In the US, 71 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 147 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lemuel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Lemuel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean holiness
Like Lemuel, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- ThiagoSaint James1,765 in the US (2017)
- Malcolmdevotee of Saint Columba804 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lemuel
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