Lemon means the citrus fruit or beloved — from the Arabic/Old English. A lemon IS the most vibrantly bright fruit — the colour of sunshine itself. Two syllables of the most vibrantly bright, the colour-of-sunshine, and Arabic-English citrus.
A lemon IS the most vibrantly bright fruit.The colour of sunshine itself.Two syllables with a bright, English sound: LEM-on.Lem and On are both embedded.The most directly sunshine-coloured name.
A lemon IS the most vibrantly bright fruit — the colour of sunshine itself.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Arabic/Old English.
3
Today
Lemon remains a beloved choice. 1,400 babies have been named Lemon since 1882.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
◆
How popular is Lemon?
1927peak year
The name Lemon reached its peak in 1927, with 30 registrations (ranked #1362). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1882, roughly 45 years before its peak. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Lemon has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,400 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Lemon's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — bright communication. People named Lemon tend to be bright, vibrant, and gifted at being the most sunshine-coloured.
Every name has a homeland. Discover modern unisex names rooted in cultures from around the world — each with full meanings, origin stories and pronunciation.