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Leamon

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Leamon

Pronounced LEE-muhn /ˈliː.mən/Medium

Meaning: Leamon is a surname turned first name, a variant of Lamon or Lemon and related to Lamond. Like many early-1900s Southern boys' names, it moved from family surname to given name; its ultimate roots are debated among place-name and personal-name sources.Low

In 30 seconds: Leamon is a Southern surname-name, a variant of Lamon or Lemon (said 'LEE-muhn'). It crested in the early nineteen-twenties.
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningLeamon is a surname turned first name, a variant of Lamon or Lemon and related to Lamond. Like many early-1900s Southern boys' names, it moved from family surname to given name; its ultimate roots are debated among place-name and personal-name sources.
U.S. rank (2019)#13308 ↘ Falling
2019 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1921
Total births (all-time)≈ 2,672

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192118912019

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Leamon is a given-name use of the surname Leamon, a variant of Lamon or Lemon and akin to Lamond. In the early-1900s South, surnames like this were regularly bestowed as first names. Its deeper origin is unsettled, drawn variously from place-names and older personal names.

Leamon was a modest early-century name, cresting around 1921 and thinning by mid-century, though it appears in records much later. A man given it at its peak would be past a hundred today. It never revived and now reads as a rural, old-fashioned Southern name.

Did you know? Leamon followed a common Southern path: a family surname lifted onto a baby boy as his first name, keeping a maiden or grandparent's line alive.
Overall data confidence 42%
References — Leamon — Surname-name; variant of Lamon/Lemon; origin uncertain

Variations

LamonLeamanLemon

Nicknames

Lee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Leamon mean?

Leamon is a given-name use of the surname Leamon, a variant of Lamon or Lemon; its deeper origin is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Leamon?

It's said LEE-muhn /ˈliː.mən/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Leamon a boy or girl name?

Leamon is used as a boy's name, from a surname.

How popular is Leamon?

Leamon was a modest Southern choice that crested in the early nineteen-twenties and has been rare since.

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