Ameer vs Lemuel
Ameer and Lemuelcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ameer was ranked #577 and Lemuel #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Ameer was ranked #782 and Lemuel #1093 among boys in England and Wales.
Ameer and Lemuel over time
Ameer and Lemuel appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Ameer held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lemuel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ameer reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lemuel in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025
Ameer held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Lemuel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ameer #559 in 2001, Lemuel #1093 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ameer #782, Lemuel #1093.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ameer | Lemuel |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ameer and Lemuel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ameer
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #755 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #559 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #782 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Lemuel
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2011–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1093 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys