Lemmie
Gehrden is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km (6.21 mi) southwest of Hanover and next to the recreation area Deister.
Meaning & Origin of Lemmie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gehrden is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km (6.21 mi) southwest of Hanover and next to the recreation area Deister.
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The Story of Lemmie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lemmie as a girl name dates back to 1892, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Lemmie — #9,608 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Lemmie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Lemmie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 150 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lemmie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1889, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1931: 21 births, good for #1,538 nationwide. About 22% of every Lemmie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Lemmie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 666 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Lemmie
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist,
- Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823–1883), industrialist.
- Hans-Joachim Frey (born 1965), theater director
- Maria Schrader (born 1965), actress, screenwriter and director.
- Tim Pritlove (born 1967), eventmanager, media artist and member of Chaos Computer Club
- Marc Bator (born 1972), newsreader at the Tagesschau 2000–2013, since then at Sat.1
- Carolina Bartczak (born 1985), a Canadian actress of Polish descent.
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Names that sound like Lemmie
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About the name Lemmie
Lemmie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 666 births in the dataset. Lemmie's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #1,538. Use the chart and map above to compare Lemmie'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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