Holding steady.
Popularity of Lemonte since 1968
Babies named Lemonte per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 40 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lemonte is a rare modern American name that emerged in the late 1960s, first recorded in 1968. It reached its highest point of usage in 1971, with a modest number of births that year. The name has maintained a stable trajectory since the 1970s, never appearing among the top 1,000 names and likely given to fewer than 100 boys per year nationally in recent decades. Its origins are uncertain but likely influenced by the Scottish surname Lamont or a blend of Le- and Monte, reflecting a pattern in African American naming practices of combining familiar elements to create distinctive names.
Lemonte is a modern American coinage that likely arose as a variant of the Scottish surname Lamont, derived from Old Norse Logmaðr meaning 'lawman.' Alternatively, it may have been formed by combining the fashionable prefix Le- with Monte, a place name or short form of Montgomery. The name first appeared in U.S. records in the late 1960s, with its modest peak of usage in 1971, and has remained rare since.
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Lemonte
Names that share Lemonte's style, for a brother or sister.
