Is Lehman a boy or girl name?

Lehman is a boy’s name. Of the 974 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Lehman

Recorded 1892–2003 · United States

Lehman was most popular in 1922, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,836 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 974 people named Lehman.

Lehman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lehman’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lehman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lehman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 974 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org