Given name & surname
Lemon
“resembling the fruit”
Lemon is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “resembling the fruit.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “resembling the fruit.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lemon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,430
- 1,071 boys · 359 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #4,616 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +37%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,616 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 431 as a first name in 2020; 14,147 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.
Lemon’s family of names
In English usage, Lemon as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Limon. Lemon has a related form in Limin. Lemon has a related form in Lemen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Lemanvariant · English
- Limonvariant · English
- Lemmondvariant · English
- Lemansvariant · English
- Lemenvariant
- Limenvariant
- Limynvariant
- Liminvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lemon
- Blind Lemon JeffersonAmerican blues singer and guitarist (1893–1929)
- Lemon AndersenAmerican poet, spoken word artist and actorborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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