Limmie
- Last seen for girls in 1926 at #4,306
- Last seen for boys in 2017 at #12,246
- Given to boys 90.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 14 births
- Debut · boys
- 14 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 300since 1913
Limmie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2017 | — | #12,246 | 5 | |
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| 1974 | — | #5,227 | 5 | |
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| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
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| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,216 | 7 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,435 | 11 | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | #3,066 | 7 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,329 | 6 | |
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| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,370 | 6 | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | #2,712 | 8 | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,973 | 7 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,004 | 7 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,465 | 10 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,076 | 8 | |
| 1927 | — | #4,210 | 5 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,822 | 6 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
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| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
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| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1913
The first year at least five boys were named Limmie! It came in at #1,441, and was given to 14 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1916, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Limmie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Limmie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Limmie
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2017
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1913 at #1,441 (14 births)
- Births halved by 1914, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 36,612
- Highest: 1 in 36,612 boys born in 1913 were named Limmie (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 370,191 boys born in 2017 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 22.7% of all boys named Limmie (68) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1917
- Mostly girls until 1916, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | #1,441 (1913) | #2,735 |
| 1920s | 68 | #2,980 (1929) | #3,557 |
| 1930s | 68 | #2,452 (1936) | #2,898 |
| 1940s | 43 | #2,443 (1948) | #2,936 |
| 1950s | 48 | #2,435 (1955) | #3,287 |
| 1960s | 18 | #3,282 (1964) | #3,664 |
| 1970s | 5 | #5,227 (1974) | #5,227 |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 0 | — | — |
| 2010s | 5 | #12,246 (2017) | #12,246 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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