girl's name

Lemia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 81

Lemia is a girl's name. In 2014 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1973, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1973.

Lemia over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2009, not a full ten years.

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Births named Lemia by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 15
1980s 5
1990s 15
2000s 15
2010s (to 2009) 5

How popular is Lemia?

In 2009, Lemia was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lemia is used

France as Lémia #6,122 5 in 2014
United States #18,832 5 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Lemia is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Lémia Lémia is a rare spelling of Lemia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Lemia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lemia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lemia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lemia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lemia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lemia

How popular is the name Lemia?

In 2009, Lemia was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lemia a girl's or a boy's name?

Lemia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Lemia most popular?

Lemia peaked in 1973, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.