Lemoyne
From the Old French, meaning "the monk" or "from Le Monai (place name)".
Name Census estimates that about 108 living Americans carry the first name Lemoyne. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 85.2% of registrations being male. The average person named Lemoyne today is around 71 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lemoyne births was 1923 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lemoyne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Lemoyne is about 71 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Lemoynes were born before 1965.
People living today
108
~ 1 in 3,173,651 Americans
Peak year
1923
23 babies that year
Average age
71
years old
1981 SSA rank
#4,125
Tracked since 1912
Census
Lemoyne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 235 people with the first name Lemoyne, which placed it at #34,648 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,648
National first-name rank
People counted
235
235 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lemoyne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lemoyne is White at 56.6%. The next largest groups are Black (42.1%) and Hispanic (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lemoyne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lemoyne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.6% · 133
- Black or African American42.1% · 99
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
- Two or more races0.4% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Lemoyne
Lemoyne leans heavily male at 85.2% of total registrations, but 62 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Lemoyne as a male name
- Ranked #6,870 in 1981
- 5 male births in 1981
- Peak: 1923 (18 births)
Lemoyne as a female name
- Ranked #4,125 in 1940
- 6 female births in 1940
- Peak: 1920 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lemoyne on both sides of the split. Of the 243 people counted with this name, 190 were male (78.2%) and 53 were female (21.8%).
Popularity
Lemoyne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lemoyne from the 1910s through to the 1980s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 149 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lemoyne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lemoyne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lemoynes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lemoyne
The name Lemoyne is a French surname that has been used as a given name. It originates from the Old French words "le" meaning "the" and "moyne" meaning "monk". The surname likely referred to someone who lived near a monastery or had some association with monks.
In its early usage, Lemoyne was a French surname found in various regions of France. Some of the earliest recorded examples date back to the 16th and 17th centuries. One notable figure was Jacques Lemoyne de Morgues, a French artist and explorer born around 1533 who accompanied the French expedition to Florida in 1564.
Another historical figure with the name Lemoyne was Pierre Lemoyne d'Iberville, a French naval officer and explorer born in 1661. He played a significant role in the colonization of the French territories in North America, including the founding of the first European settlement in Louisiana.
In the realm of literature, there was François Lemoyne, a French dramatist and poet born in 1688. He is known for his tragedies and his membership in the Académie Française.
Moving into the 19th century, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was a French sculptor born in 1704. He is renowned for his works adorning the palace of Versailles and other notable buildings in Paris.
Another notable figure was Camille Lemoyne, a French poet and novelist born in 1812. He was a member of the Académie Française and is remembered for his works that explored themes of nature and rural life.
While the name Lemoyne has French origins, its usage as a given name has been more widespread, particularly in North America. It has been adopted by families of various backgrounds, though its historical roots can be traced back to the French influence in certain regions.
People
Lemoyne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lemoyne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lemoyne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lemoyne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 108 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lemoyne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,173,651 US residents.
Is Lemoyne a common name?
We classify Lemoyne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 419 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lemoyne most popular?
The single biggest year for Lemoyne was 1923, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lemoyne is about 71 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lemoyne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 235 people with the name Lemoyne, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,648 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lemoyne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lemoyne?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lemoyne on both sides of the split. Of the 243 people counted with this name, 190 were male (78.2%) and 53 were female (21.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lemoyne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lemoyne is White at 56.6%. The next largest groups are Black (42.1%) and Hispanic (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lemoyne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lemoyne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.6% (133 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lemoyne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lemoyne a male name?
Yes, 85.2% of people registered as Lemoyne in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lemoyne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lemoyne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lemoyne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Lemoyne?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Lemoyne at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.