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Unisex name

Lemmy

19% girls, 81% boys · 10 born in 2025

Lemmy has been given to about 134 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 133
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lemmy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 16
  • Born in 202510
  • All time134

How popular is Lemmy?

Its best year was 2022, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 16688th. The typical living American called Lemmy is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Lemmy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Emmy0.82
  2. Remy0.78
  3. Lenny0.72
  4. Letty0.72
  5. Levy0.72
  6. Lesly0.64
  7. Levi0.57
  8. Leroy0.56

Middle names for Lemmy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lemmy Anne0.81
  2. Lemmy Catherine0.78
  3. Lemmy Josephine0.78
  4. Lemmy Rose0.77
  5. Lemmy Marie0.77
  6. Lemmy Grace0.77

Sibling names for Lemmy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.82
  2. Matheobrother · 0.82
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.82
  4. Azaiahbrother · 0.81
  5. Meilanisister · 0.81
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.80

Where Lemmy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lemmy Anderson0.77
    2. Lemmy White0.72
    3. Lemmy Nguyen0.72
    4. Lemmy Moore0.72
    5. Lemmy Hill0.72
    6. Lemmy Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lemmy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.