Given name & surname
Lemma
“one who is cultivated”
Lemma is a variant of Lema. One African interpretation is “one who is cultivated.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lemma is a variant of Lema. One African interpretation is “one who is cultivated.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lemma is a variant of Lema. An origin associated with Lema is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lemma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 262
- 0 boys · 262 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1948. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 170 as a first name in 2020; 1,324 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lemma’s family of names
Lemma has a related form in Lema. In Greek usage, Lemma as a surname is a transliteration of Λέμμα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lemma
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lemma, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lelia
“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls
Elma
“having God's protection”
>99% girls
Lela
“night” · “a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls
Erma
“one who is complete; universal”
>99% girls
Lilla
Lilla is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
>99% girls
Zelma
“having divine protection”
>99% girls
Ilma
“determined protector”
>99% girls
Levina
“resembling a lightning bolt”
>99% girls