Is Lem a boy or girl name?

Lem is a boy’s name. Of the 1,297 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Lem

Recorded 1880–1983 · United States

Lem was most popular in 1917, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,135 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,297 people named Lem.

Lem over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lem’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lem a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lem is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,297 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