Lemma

Girl · recorded 1880–1948

  • 1948last recorded
  • 1882best year

Most popular in 1882.

Last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Lemma.

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 36 recorded years as a table
Lemma, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188055
188256
188538
188828
189149
189233
189323
189534
189819
190223
190422
190517
190818
190926
191015
191220
191319
191411
191611
19177
191811
191911
19205
19216
19224
19235
19246
192511
19279
19285
19335
19375
19415
19424
19463
19483

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lemma isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1948
5
Rank in 1948
#5,243
How rare
1 in 339,581 girls
Since 1880
262

Lemma was last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1882, at 56 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Lemma doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.