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
Lemmie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 10 Lemmies were born — ranking #9,608 that year. As of 2026, Lemmie ranks #9,608 for girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 150 Lemmies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through 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. Its peak popularity came in 1931, when 21 Lemmies were born — ranking #1,538 that year. As of 2026, Lemmie ranks #7,268 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 666 Lemmies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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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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