unisex name
Lemon
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,430
Lemon is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 25% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Lemon started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lemon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 39 |
| 1890s | 76 |
| 1900s | 82 |
| 1910s | 192 |
| 1920s | 234 |
| 1930s | 162 |
| 1940s | 119 |
| 1950s | 80 |
| 1960s | 60 |
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2010s | 113 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 230 |
How popular is Lemon?
In 2025, Lemon was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lemon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lemon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lemon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lemon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lemon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lemon
How popular is the name Lemon?
In 2025, Lemon was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lemon a girl's or a boy's name?
Lemon is used for both girls and boys. About 25% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Lemon?
Lemon has 2 syllables.
When was Lemon most popular?
Lemon peaked in 2021, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lemon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lemon currently ranks #4,598 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Lemon originally a boys' or girls' name?
Lemon was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.