Given name & surname
Limon
“resembling the fruit”
Limon is a variant of Lemon. One American interpretation is “resembling the fruit.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Limon is a variant of Lemon. One American interpretation is “resembling the fruit.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Limon is a variant of Lemon. An origin associated with Lemon is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Limon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 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 1947. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,817 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.
Limon’s family of names
In English usage, Limon as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Lemon. In English usage, Limon as a surname has a related form in Leman. Limon has a related form in Lemon.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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