Lema is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1915 and has since faded.
Lema is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,623 for girl births in the United States (and #21,152 across all names), given to 7 babies. Lema was first reported in SSA data in 1890 and peaked in 1915 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,623 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,794 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #16,504 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,733 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,132 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #16,058 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #16,377 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,379 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #4,990 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,651 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,124 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,686 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,566 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,648 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #3,446 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #3,112 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | #4,347 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #3,993 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,434 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #3,250 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #3,264 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,322 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,530 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | #2,711 |
| 1920 | 13 | — | #2,671 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,447 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | #2,247 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | #2,262 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,810 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | #1,921 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | #2,351 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,837 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | #1,785 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | #1,723 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | #1,769 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,730 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,617 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,776 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,837 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,508 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | #1,321 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,675 |
| 1895 | 9 | — | #1,168 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #1,280 |