Lemond
Gregory James LeMond is an American former road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France three times, and the Road Race World Championship twice, becoming the only American male to win the former.
Meaning & Origin of Lemond
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gregory James LeMond is an American former road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France three times, and the Road Race World Championship twice, becoming the only American male to win the former.
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The Story of Lemond
Lemond first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1931, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 15 Lemonds were born — ranking #2,420 that year. As of 2026, Lemond ranks #12,015 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 112 Lemonds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lemond
Lemond is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 112 births in the dataset. Lemond's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #2,420. Use the chart and map above to compare Lemond'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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