Lemuel
Meaning
traditionally 'devoted to God'
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lemuel peaked in the 1890s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,179 people · the #7,399 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 166,667 · median age 17
Among people named Lemuel living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 155 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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