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girls' name ★ peaked 1915

Lempi

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Lempi
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1915
23 babies
All-time total
367
#14,236 all-time among girls
First recorded
1893
in Social Security records

Lempi popularity over time

367 babies have been named Lempi since 1893, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1899Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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1890s 51 5 – #894
1900s 109 11 +114% #982
1910s 143 14 +31% #1,337
1920s 64 6 -55% #3,007
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The story of Lempi

Lempi is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1893, 367 American babies have been named Lempi. Its peak came in 1915, when 23 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lempi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Lempi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1925 8 #3,874
1920 11 #3,007
1915 23 #1,548
1910 12 #1,388
1905 7 #1,618
1900 6 #1,838
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lempi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Lempi in 2025?

Lempi did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Lempi?

367 babies have been named Lempi in the United States since 1893, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lempi most popular?

Lempi peaked in 1915, when 23 newborns received the name.

Is Lempi a boy or girl name?

Lempi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lempi rising or falling?

Lempi has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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