Lemi
Lemi may refer to the following people:Given nameLemi Berhanu Hayle, Ethiopian long-distance runner Lemi Ghariokwu, Nigerian artist, illustrator and designer Lemi Ponifasio, Samoan and New Zealand director, artist, dancer, designer and choreographerSurnameDavid Lemi, Samoan rugby player Teddese Lemi, Ethiopian middle-distance runner
Meaning & Origin of Lemi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lemi may refer to the following people:Given nameLemi Berhanu Hayle, Ethiopian long-distance runner Lemi Ghariokwu, Nigerian artist, illustrator and designer Lemi Ponifasio, Samoan and New Zealand director, artist, dancer, designer and choreographerSurnameDavid Lemi, Samoan rugby player Teddese Lemi, Ethiopian middle-distance runner
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The Story of Lemi
American parents first put Lemi on the record books as a baby girl name in 2024, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 6 Lemis were born — ranking #13,427 that year. Lemi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lemi
Lemi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2024 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Lemi's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #13,427. Use the chart and map above to compare Lemi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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