Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lemmon isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lemmon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1944
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 1944. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,992 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.
Lemmon’s family of names
In English usage, Lemmon as a surname has a related form in Leman. In English usage, Lemmon as a surname has a related form in LEMANS.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Lemmon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lenis
“one who has soft and silky skin”
76% boys · 24% girls
Lindon
“from the hill of lime trees” · “from the lime tree”
>99% boys
Eudon
“gift, grace”
>99% boys
Lyndell
“from the valley of linden trees” · “a man of the lake”
>99% boys
Lavon
“a white-haired or whiteskinned man” · “a spirited man”
>99% boys
Lawayne
>99% boys
Laban
“a white-haired or whiteskinned man”
>99% boys
Waymon
Waymon is a surname.
>99% boys
Sibling ideas
Names that share Lemmon’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Lemmon